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Antigone Tickets

A modern adaptation from the writer of Barber Shop Chronicles!

This production is recommended for ages 12+. Under 4s will not be admitted.

Performance dates

3 - 24 September 2022

Run time: To be confirmed.

Includes interval

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Book tickets for Antigone at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre!

The award-winning writer of Barber Shop Chronicles Inua Ellams presents Antigone. The stunning new retelling of Sophocles’ epic tale comes to the heart of Regent Park. The contemporary adaptation comes to London’s Open Air Theatre for a limited run. Book your Antigone tickets now whilst availability lasts.

Inua Ellams’ Antigone

Based on classic Greek tragedy, Inua Ellams presents a sorching retelling of the story of Antigone. You might think you know the storyof the daughter of Oedipus, but you’ve not heard it like this before. 

There is a hostile state that is unwelcoming. A tragic story featuring a family torn apart. We meet one heroic brother, one misguided son and one conflicted sister. A second sister is on the run. What will come from the modern reworking of this ancient tragedy?

Regent’s Park Antigone cast and creatives

Casting for the Open Air Theatre cast of Antigone will be announced in due course.  

This contemporary adaptation is by Inua Ellams, after Sophocles. Ellams is the award-winning writer of Barber Shop Chronicles and The 14th Tale. The show is directed by Jo Tyabji whose previous theatre credits include The Cobbled Streets of Geneva, and One Christmas Wish. Co-direction comes from Max Webster

The show is choreographed by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. The lighting designer is Jack Knowles and the sound designer is Emma Laxton. The costume designer is Khadija Raza and the set designer is Leslie Travers

The season associate director is Barbara Houseman who also provides voice and text. Ingrid Mackinnon is the Season Associate and provides intimacy support. Polly Jerrold is the casting director and Shanaé Chisholm the casting assistant.

Antigone tickets are on sale now!

Do not miss your chance to secure Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre tickets! This blistering retelling of the epic story comes to London for an extremely limited run and is not to be missed!

Content

This new contemporary adaptation is most suitable for those aged 12+. It remains the responsibility of the parent/guardian in advance of purchase to make their own judgement as to the suitability of the show for their child, and more information about the production will be available as the season approaches. In any event, children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to the venue.

Special notes

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets may only be exchanged or refunded in the case of a cancelled show. However, tickets are non-refundable in the event of cancellation or abandonment of a show as a result of the weather but may be exchanged to another performance, subject to availability, at Open Air Park Theatre. In the event of cancellation because of the weather, this will be announced at the time of cancellation, always after the scheduled start time of the performance, at the venue. If you decide not to attend a performance due to concerns over the weather and the performance goes ahead no refund, credit note, or exchange of theatre tickets will be possible.

Recent Reviews

3.9
15 reviews
Rachel

Great performances by many! We had a fab time, perfect setting…

Judith

Powerful and dramatic performance. Beautifully choreographed and brilliant acting. Very moving and challenging. A great ensemble production

John Yurky

It is as relevant today as ever the timeless search for a just society

Aretha Thompson

Brilliant show in a beautiful setting.

Samantha Harvey

We went to the play as my son is studying Antigone for A levels. Such a practical motivation resulted in an unexpected, challenging, immersive afternoon which left us both impacted. We are 40 years apart in age, so our understanding of the world is different, but we were both so moved by the performance. It laid out many of what upsets and motivates me with all its layers of complexity. My son he saw the parallels between the Greek 'original' and his world, the words, the staging and I could see him thinking about many things. A wonderfully challenging, enlightening experience, just as Art should be. Thank you.

Gareth Plumb

Amazing show, really powerful and deep

Deborah Woodford

Wow! I didn’t know what to expect. But …… I was speechless and transfixed for almost the whole of the 1st half before it sunk in! The cast - outstanding - creatives - awesome and have to mention the incredible choreography - loved it ????

Robert Rickard

The modernisation felt almost cringingly tickbox, and far too little of the street slang or behaviours transformed into anything poetic (some of the Chorus moves and phrases an exception). Good acting but script needing a poet on board. The 20 minutes of backplot was engaging (the ritualistic newscast sections e.g.) but pretty clichéd and taking far too little advantage of Sophoclean poetry or drama? Really unfortunately, rain stopped play at the very point Sophocles's play begins. Yet I wondered if things might have taken off at that point... .

Mark Mardell

an interesting modern version of this classic - great acting, bursting with ideas, sometimes heavy handed and a bit obvious, but clever to put the 'burial' theme in an Islamic context.

Flávio Beicker

Excellent text and talented performers. It was able to bring to our contemporary world one of the most enacted plays of ancient times.

J E

Rubbish left wing hi jacking of a classical Greek tragedy - so dreadful; Tory bashing clunky cliches, ‘youvs’, Muslim issues, gangs and knife and gun crime, you may as well watch East Enders. The point of tragedy completely missed, the conventions misunderstood. We just had to get out, it was so tragic but only ironically.

R James Gilmour

Unexpected polarisation of societies in contemporary Britain. Written by the Greek Sophocles in 441BC - as you know.

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