Antigone

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Event Antigone
Venue Victorian College of Arts, Grant Street Theatre, Southbank, VIC
First Date October 2015
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description Antigone is one of a triad of tragedies known as the three Theban plays, following Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus.

After Oedipus' self-exile his sons Eteocles and Polynices engaged in a civil war for the Theban throne, which resulted in both brothers dying fighting each other. Oedipus' brother-in-law and new Theban ruler Creon ordered the public honor of Eteocles and the public shame of Thebes' traitor Polynices. The story follows the attempts of Antigone to bury the body of her brother going against the decision of her uncle and placing her relationship with her brother above human laws.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Greek Mythology
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Melanie Beddie Director
Works
Text Nationality Greece
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Produced and performed by VCA Acting Students.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Email Email from Melanie Beddie
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 170166