Antigone (London) London Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (1)
See it if A modern take on a very old play, still felt very relevant today.
Don't see it if You don't like modern adaptations of old plays.
Critic Reviews (9)
"Though there’s a visually incandescent climax, it’s not (yet) fully moving, and there’s way too much faff at the start."
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"The production seems unique in how it depicts Islam: it is most contemplative in moments of spiritual ritual, ablution and prayer spoken in Quranic Arabic, which show Islam to be first and foremost a faith – and a beautiful one – over a system of politics or symbol of identity."
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"An update as ambitious as this would have a chance of working if it possessed some measure of plausibility: unlike figures from mythology, modern characters need a hinterland. Sadly, there’s no depth or nuance."
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"The play balances order against chaos and the individual against the state...It’s a shame, then, when the rhetoric devolves into bald-faced placard-waving, no matter how laudable the sentiments expressed."
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"There is something refreshing about seeing these issues - the human consequence of inhumane policies - tackled on stage in such a direct way as well as seeing Muslim prayer and ritual presented with reverence and care."
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" 'Antigone's' tragedy probably won't make you cry, but it might well make you furious."
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"The contemporary relevance is so vigorously and insistently overstated that we lose sight of the story, and the play never achieves the raw, elemental power that tragedy demands."
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"This is a particularly dark offering for a theatre that has historically offered more pastoral fare. Programme diversification is, of course, a good thing but this production probably isn't likely to be one of most visitors' most cherished memories of this wonderful venue."
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