Renowned for the revelatory nature of his work, ivo van hove first enthralled london audiences with his groundbreaking roman tragediesseen at the barbican in 2009. The national theatre produced an excellent version in 2012, with jodie whittaker as the eponymous hero, and. Buy tickets online now or find out more with london theatreland. Antigone is at the barbican, london until 28 march. Carson and her colleagues presented a reading of antigonick in 2012 at the louisiana gallery in denmark. Drawing on his ability to break open texts calcified by tradition guardian, the director now turns to a. Year 12 and visit to antigone at the barbican on tuesday 17th march as and a2 students of classical civilisation visited the barbican centre with mr mcclelland and ms douek to see a an updated version of antigone, a play studied in year 11 and year as. The following is a list of performances by the scottish actor and voice actor david tennant.
See todays front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the. With your consent, we would like to use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience with our service, for analytics, and for advertising purposes. Download the todaytix app for tickets offoffbroadway immersive. Antigone at the barbican no two productions of sophocles antigone are the same even when the same translation has been used. Antigone barbican theatre, london tickets, information. Juliette binoche to star in new translation of antigone barbican production and international tour. Cameras exclusively capture the oscarwinning french actress juliette binoche playing the title role in sophocless tale of family loyalty, courage and tragedy. A radical, furyinfused retelling of the story of antigone, exploring the. Jude law is muscular and brooding but wooden law plays the handsome drifter gino in a new stage adaptation of viscontis sexually charged 1943 film. Based on a stage production that played the edinburgh festival and londons barbican theatre and filmed at the barbican, ivo van hoves revival of antigone in a new translation by anne carson offered a chilling comment on despotism and its consequences.
Guildhall school access guides can be downloaded from gsmd. In this staging juliette binoche plays antigone, the bereaved sister who defies creon, king of thebes, by burying her dead brother against his orders. Juliette binoche leads a supremely talented cast in van hoves brandnew staging. Barbican theatre and dance programme january to june 2019. Thus antigone acts out of love, religious principal and political defiance three combustible sources of human motivation.
Patrick okane as kreon and juliette binoche as antigone at the barbican. Kirsty lang talks to juliette binoche, as she stars in a new stage adaptation of sophocles tragedy, antigone. Antigone runs at the barbican theatre until 28 march 2015 before touring internationally. Antigone with juliette binoche at the barbican theatre. In mezzo alla scena, in primo piano, laltare di bacco, parato di grappoli duva, di corone di ulivo e di ghirlande dedera. The play expands on the theban legend that predates it, and it picks up where aeschylus seven against thebes ends. Juliette binoche stars in a strangely unmoving greek tragedy. Juliette binoche as antigone, at the barbican photo. In the opening number of a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, pseudelous points mischievously at the actor playing domina and says slyly. What made the experience all the more meaningful was that while i was waiting for the show to begin, i downloaded summaries of some of poes short stories onto my mobile phone. Tickets for antigone at the capitol theatre, oxford road at 7. Premiere for postgraduate actors manchester metropolitan. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from antigone at the discogs marketplace. Jude law leads van hoves obsession first published 10 may 2016, last updated 10 may 2016 jude law will star in the world premiere of olivier awardwinning director ivo van hoves obsession at the barbican theatre next year as part of a hugely exciting toneelgroep amsterdam residency at.
The production is a joint effort of several entities, primarily the. Librivox recording of antigone, by sophocles translated by francis storr. The pit is located on level 2 within the main barbican building and can be accessed via the stairs or lifts on level g, next to the doors to the lakeside terrace. A production of antigone starring juliette binoche, from a translation by anne carson, opens this week. Sophocles play is one of the greatest and most inextricably unresolvable of greek tragedies. Antigone, modern adaptation 87 minute film by antonio dalfonso 2012 antigonick, play by anne carson 2012 which is a free and poetic adaptation of the sophocles play. What is specially fascinating is to compare this latest version of harold en italie not just with the earlier davis version i have listed but with the even earlier. Address barbican centre silk street, london ec2y 8ds. The national theatre produced an excellent version in 2012, with jodie whittaker as. The barbican today announces its full january to june 2019 theatre and. See more ideas about greek tragedy, greek mythology and mythology.
Antigone at the barbican 2015 the movie database tmdb. Antigone at the barbican, with juliette binoche in the lead role and directed by ivo. This is the final installment in sophocless theban plays, following oedipus rex and oedipus at colonus. With juliette binoche, obi abili, patrick okane, kirsty bushell. Events guide autumn 2019 by guildhall school issuu. Now its the turn of the barbican to unleash the formidable force of greek tragedy upon us, switching from euripedes to sophocles and a heroine who, compared to those others, is a purehearted innocent.
This show is one of the hottest tickets in town, but theres a hole at its heart 2. There is something about the play and the issues it explores that make it a constantly ripe fruit to be repeatedly squeezed of yet another different flavour juice by directors and actors. Antigone at the barbican 2015 directed by ivo van hove. Year 12 and visit to antigone at the barbican on tuesday 17th march as and a2 students of classical civilisation visited the barbican centre with mr mcclelland and ms douek to see a an updated version of antigone, a play studied in year 11 and year as part of the gcse and a2 courses respectively.
Kathryn pogson born 1954 is an english film and stage actress in 1985, she was in terry gilliams cult film brazil in 1986, she received a drama desk award nomination for her performance in the new york production of aunt dan and lemon she grew up in halifax, west riding of yorkshire. A continuation from oedipus at colonnus, it follows antigone, the daughter of oedipus wishing to bury her dead brother, yet is stopped by her uncle kreon. It symbolises antigone s antipathy towards the authority of her uncle, king kreon, who has prompted. Kiarostamis certified copy begins shooting in italy screen. Singapore serviced apartment citadines fusionopolis. Oedipuss daughter antigone deliberately breaks the laws of thebes when she buries her brothers body and is sentenced to death.
In practice, however, it turns out to be an undeniably impressive but strangely. Comprising 169 fullyfurnished studio and onebedroom apartments as well as meeting rooms, citadines place d italie offers guests room amenities which include fullyequipped kitchen, television with cable channels, broadband internet access, idd telephone and hifi system. Antigone at the barbican tv movie 2015 antigone at the. A continuation from oedipus at colonnus, it follows. Last year the london stage was treated to an electrifying medea and an intelligent, refreshing electra, at the national and the old vic respectively. Antigone buries polyneikes because the gods demand it, and kreons decree that polyneikes should lie unburied as a traitor to the city is not sufficient to overrule divine law. Antigone, play by antonio dalfonso 2004 antigone, play by don taylor. Antigone at the barbican juliette binoche plays the title role in sophocless tale of family loyalty, courage and tragedy in the barbican. Yet again sir colin davis demonstrates his supreme mastery as a berlioz interpreter in this live recording made at the barbican in february this year. Aug 16, 20 explore magistramichauds board antigone, followed by 988. It would be it is more powerful, more moving, more reverberate on its own and in the flesh, dead or alive. Select country, australia, belgium, china, france, germany, indonesia, japan, malaysia, the philippines, singapore, south.
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