Review: ANTIGONE, Tron Theatre
The battle has been won; the soldiers have returned victorious and the dead have been buried. But not all of them. Antigone’s brother has been deemed a traitor and must be punished, even in death.…
Riddles Court 322, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2PG
Edinburgh
Pickle Studio at Greenside at Riddles Court is a theatre in Scotland.
The battle has been won; the soldiers have returned victorious and the dead have been buried. But not all of them. Antigone’s brother has been deemed a traitor and must be punished, even in death.…
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