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Who Played Antigone in Antigone

Antigone is a role in Antigone, a play that opened West End in 2012.

Desperate to gain control over a city ravaged by civil war, Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone’s rebellious brother. Outraged, she defies his edict. Creon condemns the young woman, his niece, to be buried alive. The people daren’t object but the prophet Teiresias warns that this tyranny will anger the gods: the rotting corpse is polluting the city. Creon hesitates and his fate is sealed.

4 actors have played Antigone in Antigone.

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Performer Production Opened
Katharine Cornell Broadway Antigone 1946
Martha Henry Broadway Antigone 1971
Jodie Whittaker West End Antigone 2012
Juliette Binoche Off-Broadway Antigone 2015

Other Roles in Antigone

Role Production Opened
Antigone West End Antigone 2012
Creon West End Antigone 2012

“Antigone” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
The Gospel at Colonus Broadway 1988

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