Audition - Antigone By Sophocles, Adapted by Hollie McNish

Name: Audition - Antigone By Sophocles, Adapted by Hollie McNish
Start: 2025-03-04T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Smithy St, BL0 9AT Ramsbottom, United Kingdom

Schedule

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Smithy St, BL0 9AT Ramsbottom, United Kingdom | Bury, EN

Director - Ella Dufton
Audition Date: Tuesday 4th March, 7.30pm
Show Dates: 21st - 28th March 2026 (Matinee on Sunday 22nd)
Casting Requirements - 9 Main cast plus a chorus of varying size.
As the daughter of Oedipus, Antigone was dealt a cruel hand at birth - even within the bounds of Grecian tragedy. When her brothers are slain fighting for the throne of Thebes, Antigone finds herself pitted against her uncle, the newly crowned King Creon. In defiance of the king, Antigone buries her brother's body, a choice she may pay for dearly.
Here poet Hollie McNish reimagines the classic Greek tragedy to resonate with contemporary audiences, infusing the original tale with modern language and themes, and highlighting enduring issues such as power, justice, and individual versus state conflicts.