Antigone

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Event Antigone
Venue Metropolitan Theatre (1949-1956), Sydney, NSW
First Date 28 August 1953
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The play's tragic force is strong, and yet it is hardly a work of full tragic stature. Anouilh understands the grandeur, serenity, and inevitability of his ancient Greek models, but there are elements of un-Olympian weakness in his touches of tinted sentiment and his inclination to approach the theme as a taster of exquisite pains. The play is bound to be all the more popular for that, and for its shrewd and expert modern wit.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Cooper Actor Soldier
Lorna Eager Actor Ismene
Michael Hourihan Actor Antigone's lover
Paul McNaughton Actor Creon
Lionel Stevens Actor Chorus
Mione Stewart Actor Old Nurse
Melpo Zarocosta Actor Antigone
Lesley Lindsay Director
Jean Anouilh Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Review Anouilh's Modern "Antigone" (1953, August 29). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved May 21, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27523548
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 138042