Antigone
Written by Jean Anouilh
Narrated by Elizabeth Marvel, Francis Guinan and Full Cast
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About this audiobook
The body of Polynices, Antigone's brother, has been ordered to remain unburied by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Antigone's faithfulness to her dead brother and his proper burial, and her defiance of the dictator Creon, seals her fate.
Originally produced in Paris during the Nazi occupation, Anouilh's Antigone was seen by the French as theatre of the resistance and by the Germans as an affirmation of authority.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
- Jordan Bridges as Haemon and Guard
- Dominic Fumusa as Guard
- Francis Guinan as Creon
- John Hansen as Guard and Messenger
- Alan Mandell as Chorus
- Elizabeth Marvel as Antigone
- Alley Mills as Nanny
- Mandy Siegfried as Ismene
Directed by Brendon Fox. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
(P)2005 L.A. Theatre Works. All Rights Reserved.
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Reviews for Antigone
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Resulta muy difícil medirse con un drama de la importancia de "Antígona", más aun sabiendo que esta versión siempre será leída en el contexto de la ocupación de Francia durante la IIWW, cuando fue escrita. Sin embargo, su línea dramática y su visión de los personajes alcanzan un excelente efecto y un sólido resultado en escena.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5knappe bewerking van het stuk van Sofokles; deels getransponeerd naar onze tijd; thematiek van verantwoordelijkheid en pragmatisme, rechtvaardigheid, absurdisme van het leven; Kreon komt er menselijker uit
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A modern revision of the classic play. A complex and layered play about, family, duty, and the morality of choice.When Antigone's brother dies in a failed rebellion, the king orders his body left to rot in the open air. Anyone caught attempting to perform burial rites will be executed. Antigone finds herself driven to do this simple thing for her brother even though her own life will be forfeit.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Written and performed in Paris during the Occupation this play explores the tragedy of Antigone who defies her uncle's order to bury her brother, Polynices. Its exploration of themes such as loyalty, defiance, happiness, and adherence to the law are fascinating to consider in the context of when the play was originally produced. While the play is a bit heavy on long speeches, as is fitting to a classical tragedy, there are occasional moments of humour interwoven throughout as the play makes its way to its inevitable tragic end.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inspired by current events I went back to read classics from an earlier Resistance that I first encountered in a university French class. The title character remains a compelling one, both staunch and uncertain, a little lost and wholly driven. (Re)discovering that Anouilh is pushing the whole existentialist idea of the Absurd, in which her sacrifice is meaningless even at last to her (and that there is perhaps an integrity in that meaningless choice, but no vindication of righteousness), feels like a betrayal.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I read this book in secondary school for French...
There are still several fragments I know by heart :-)
"C'est vrai, c'était encore la nuit. Et il n'y avait que moi dans toute la campagne à penser que c'était le matin. C'est merveilleux, nourrice. J'ai cru au jour la première aujourd'hui."
And I could read it over and over again... - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5knappe bewerking van het stuk van Sofokles; deels getransponeerd naar onze tijd; thematiek van verantwoordelijkheid en pragmatisme, rechtvaardigheid, absurdisme van het leven; Kreon komt er menselijker uit
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A beautiful play of bravery. In a short play, it will you amused, happy, sad and crying. If you have never read a play before, this would be a great one to start with.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Samuel French Actor's Edition completely mangles Anouilh's brilliant work. It's mercilessly adapted by cutting out and reconfiguring many of the scenes - for example, since Ismene was played by a younger actress in this particular edition, there are many references to her being Antigone's younger sister. That, in turn, takes a lot of power out of their scene towards the beginning of the play. Galantiere is a wonderful translator, but find a different edition if you want to read his actual, true-to-Anouilh translation.