Antigone
Writer
Stef Smith
Director
Anna-Maria Nabirye
Venue
The Sainsbury Theatre
Dates
Tuesday 29 June at 7:30pm
Wednesday 30 June at 7:30pm
(live-streamed)
Thursday 1 July at 2pm
Thursday 1 July at 7:30pm
About the show
“Look at what I can achieve when I am broken – you should be scared of me. You should be scared of what I can achieve when I am whole.”
An ancient tale of family and honour transported into the 21st century.
Antigone and her siblings were taught to be quiet, to hide the shame of their ancestry. But the past cannot be forgotten. Seeing what their silence has brought them, Antigone refuses to keep subdued any longer.
But the world is not kind to strong women, and Antigone soon discovers that nothing can keep her safe.
Stef Smith is a playwright whose work includes: Human Animals (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2016); Swallow (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 2015); Remote (NT Connections 2015); And The Beat Goes On (Random Accomplice/Horsecross); Cured (The Arches, Glasgow); Woman of the Year (Òran Mór); Grey Matter (Lemon Tree, Aberdeen); Falling/Flying (Tron, Glasgow); Roadkill (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2010 & 2011).
Awards include: Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland for Best New Production, Amnesty International Expression of Freedom Award, Herald Angel Award, Total Theatre Award for Innovation, The Scotsman Fringe First Award (Roadkill); Scottish Arts Club Theatre Award for Drama, The Scotsman Fringe First Award (Swallow).
She has been awarded the New Playwright Award by Playwrights Studio, Scotland. Stef was a member of the Royal Court National Writers Group in 2013. She is an associate artist at the Traverse Theatre.
Anna-Maria Nabirye is a multi-disciplinary artist who directs, performs, coaches, collaborates and initiates projects across theatre, social practice, fiction, documentary, screen, visual arts and fashion.
Recent directing credits include: Ruptures (London Film Festival), One Prick At A Time (Kings College Culture), Up In Arms (Arts Admin-UK and Octopus Theatricals-USA), Black Joy Matters (Hastings Museum and Art Gallery).
Anna-Maria is an associate ensemble member of awarding winning theatre company The Faction. She is currently co-developing Afri-Co-Lab a community creative hub in St Leonards-On-Sea, she is a Jerwood Artist on attachment to Whitstable Biennale – creating work for the 2022 festival, under commission from The Camden’s People Theatre to develop new work Ugand-ish and is supported by Arts Council England to develop her practice as an Anti-Racist Theatre Practitioner.
Contains scenes of an adult nature, scenes of a distressing nature.
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Photos: Lidia Crisafulli
Creative Team
Director
Anna-Maria Nabirye
Assistant Director
Segen Yosef
Designer
Sara Perks
Movement Director
Bronya Deutsch
Lighting & Video Designer
Sarah Readman
Sound Designer
Elena Pena
Assistant Sound Designer
Sebek Sturgeon
Cast
Sentry / Chorus
Caitlin Scott
Eteocles
Conor Dumbrell
Tiresias
Dominic Rawson
Echion / Chorus
Emmanuel Olusanya
Antigone
Isabel Salazar
Cadmus / Chorus
Johannes Schreiber
Creon
Rahshan Wall
Captain / Chorus
Jude Mack
Euridyce
Julia Messina
Ismene
Laura Trosser
Jocasta
Saroja-Lily Ratnavel
Oedipus
Joe Sefton
Haemon
Riley Neldam
Polyneices
Victor Ciri
Production Team
Production Manager
Gusta Matthews
Stage Manager on the Book
Hayley Bowman
Assistant Stage Managers
Tara Daynes
Calum Priestley
Chief Electrician
Anna Eagle
Deputy LX
Vadim Wilkie
Lighting Crew
Fintan Beirne
Emily Compton
Olivia Dunne
Michael Fleming
Claudia Penna Rojas
Brent Tan
Sam Tate
Production Sound Engineer
Kirsty Robson
Sound Assistants
Marcus Grove
Murong Li
Ewen Roberts
Daisy Simmons
Production Carpenter
Harry Masters
Construction Crew
Avery Elliot
Jas Fuller
Lucas Harle
Alyssia Jones
Tom McCreadie
Stephanie Siraut
Callum Watson
Marie Zschommler
Wardrobe Supervisor
Georgia Rose
Costume Assistant
Lesley McKirdy
Costume Assistant
Lisa Hickey
Photos: Alex Brenner