In Search of Greek Theatre: Antigone

This film focuses on the 2012 production of Antigone.

In this short film resource, Dr Lucy Jackson (Assistant Professor Greek Literature Durham University) and Erin Lee (Head of Archive, National Theatre) take you on a virtual visit to the National Theatre Archive. The film follows their exploration and discovery of how the work of ancient Greek dramatists can be communicated effectively through performance.

Part of a collection of short films unpacking seminal National Theatre productions of Greek tragedy.

Learning outcomes

This film is designed to support students who are studying Greek drama as part of a Drama or Classics course at A Level or above. The resource can also support students studying Antigone as a set text for GCSE or A Level Drama.

Olivier Theatre, 2012.

Antigone by Sophocles; in a new version by Don Taylor; directed by Polly Findlay; design by Soutra Gilmour; lighting design by Mark Henderson; fight direction by Bret Yount.

Photo © Johan Persson

The full production is available to stream on the National Theatre Collection

Suitability

Suitable for 14+/KS4+

Sophocles, Don Taylor, Jodie Whittaker, Christopher Eccleston, Greek theatre, Classics, A Level Drama