Antigone” gave us the original “bad girl,” but its themes go beyond that. How do adaptations keep making Sophocles’ ideas ...

In Sophocles’ Antigone, written around 442 BCE, the punishment meted out to the play’s iconic title character—and the tragedy that follows—flow from Antigone’s determination to give her brother ...

With three new versions on stage this month, the ancient Greek classic – and its reflections on authority and devotion – remains as compelling as ever This October sees a rash of productions based on ...

Antigone, an ancient Greek play, is being adapted in several theaters across New York City. Our critic Helen Shaw explains ...

Because Antigone buries her dead brother, Creon sentences her to death. That brother, Polynices, is not even mentioned by name in Anna Ziegler’s provocative play “Antigone (This Play I Read in High ...

“I’m going to kill Polynices!” Antigone declares triumphantly in the opening scene of “Antigone: A New Trans Play” by JJ Sutton ’22. For audiences both familiar with and new to the original story of ...

Antigone opens at the Edinburgh festival this month with Juliette Binoche in the lead role. Dark, modern and mythical, the tragedy considers the survival not just of an individual but also of a whole ...

'Antigone,' the winner of best Canadian feature honors at the Toronto International Film Festival and the country's submission for consideration in the international feature film Oscar category, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tony Shalhoub and Susannah Perkins in "Antigone" (Joan Marcus) Because Antigone buries her dead brother, Creon sentences her to ...