The Burial at Thebes

See it if you love classic Greek plays, and are intrigued by hearing Heaney's version (although I found it lacking in poetry).

Don't see it if you want consistent strong acting. There were lots of acting styles (formal and informal) and different accents here. A jarring uneveness.

See it if you'd like to see an Irish poet's take on Antigone, stirring Greek drama with excellent cast and Irish accent, good sense of Greek stageing

Don't see it if you don't like Greek drama or are tired of Antigone, don't like a lot of declaration rather than direct action,

See it if You want to hear Seamus Heaney's take on Antigone. The script was the best part of the show.

Don't see it if You care about set design. (Probably the worst set I've ever seen.)

See it if An excellent translation of Sophocles, well acted, simple but satisfactory set, and well directed. Irish rep delivers again!

Don't see it if You don't savor ancient plays no matter ' how relevant they still are.

See it if You enjoy the story of Antigone.

Don't see it if You don't like Greek tragedies.

See it if you love Seamus Heaney's poetry for that, moderately, is the only saving grace of this. The set and costumes are cheap, the cast is off.

Don't see it if you are true to the original play or want to see vernacular poetic adaptations with more verve.

See it if a decent staging of a classic, although the translation didn't quite do it for me. Solid acting, but the story dragged after a while.

Don't see it if Well, it's a Greek tragedy. It's not uplifting. Not a splashy production, given the slow-moving, thought-provoking text.

See it if You are a fan of greek theatre, Seamus Heaney, poetry & power-conflicts

Don't see it if You prefer 4th wall realism living room dramas

See it if you're into Greek tragedies or parables.

Don't see it if you're not a fan of melodrama.

See it if you like classical drama, Greek tragedies, or ruminations on "the laws of the gods" (morality) vs. "the laws of man" (the state).

Don't see it if you're not ok with suicide as a resolute expression of one's principles.

See it if You don't ordinarily like Greek drama. This is pithy and accessible. Seamus Heaney finds poetry in colloquial speech.

Don't see it if You really really couldn't sit through another Greek classic, no matter how well done