The play was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre de l'Atelier on February 6, 1944, during the Nazioccupation. Produced under Nazi censorship, the play is purposefully ambiguous with regard to the rejection of authority (represented by Antigone) and the acceptance of it (represented by Creon). The parallels to the French Resistance and the Nazi occupation are clear, however. The original cast included Monelle Valentin (Antigone), Jean Davy (Créon), Suzanne Flon (Ismène), and André Le Gall (Hémon); the staging, decor and costumes were by André Barsacq.[1]
British première
The play received its British première by the Old Vic Theatre Company at the New Theatre, London, on 10 February 1949. The production was produced by Laurence Olivier (who also played the role of Chorus) and had the following cast:[2]
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antigone, anouilh, play, jean, anouilh, play, antigone, tragedy, inspired, greek, mythology, play, same, name, sophocles, english, often, distinguished, from, antecedent, through, pronunciation, french, pronunciation, tiɡɔn, approximately, antigonewritten, byj. Jean Anouilh s play Antigone is a tragedy inspired by Greek mythology and the play of the same name by Sophocles In English it is often distinguished from its antecedent through its pronunciation French pronunciation ɑ tiɡɔn approximately an tee gon AntigoneWritten byJean AnouilhCharactersChorusAntigoneNurseIsmeneHaemonCreonFirst Guard Jonas Second Guard a Corporal Third GuardMessengerPageMuteEurydiceDate premieredFebruary 6 1944Original languageFrenchSubjectWarGenretragedy Contents 1 Performance history 1 1 Original production 1 2 British premiere 2 Adaptations 3 References 4 External linksPerformance history EditOriginal production Edit The play was first performed in Paris at the Theatre de l Atelier on February 6 1944 during the Nazi occupation Produced under Nazi censorship the play is purposefully ambiguous with regard to the rejection of authority represented by Antigone and the acceptance of it represented by Creon The parallels to the French Resistance and the Nazi occupation are clear however The original cast included Monelle Valentin Antigone Jean Davy Creon Suzanne Flon Ismene and Andre Le Gall Hemon the staging decor and costumes were by Andre Barsacq 1 British premiere Edit The play received its British premiere by the Old Vic Theatre Company at the New Theatre London on 10 February 1949 The production was produced by Laurence Olivier who also played the role of Chorus and had the following cast 2 Chorus Laurence Olivier Antigone Vivien Leigh Nurse Eileen Beldon Ismene Meg Maxwell Haemon Dan Cunningham Creon George Relph First Guard Jonas Thomas Heathcote Second Guard a Corporal Hugh Stewart Third Guard George Cooper Messenger Terence Morgan Page Michael Redington Eurydice Helen BeckAdaptations EditActress Katharine Cornell produced and starred in a 1946 production at the National Theatre in Washington D C 3 Sir Cedric Hardwicke played the role of King Creon Also performing were Bertha Belmore Wesley Addy Ruth Matteson George Mathews and Oliver Cliff and Marlon Brando as the Messenger Michael Higgins The Third Guard The production was staged by Cornell s husband Guthrie McClintic 4 The translation was by Lewis Galantiere 5 It has since been published many times In 1959 it was stated at the East 74th Street Theatre in Manhattan New York City 6 There was an English language television production for the BBC in 1959 starring Dorothy Tutin In 1974 an American television production of the play presented on PBS Great Performances starred Genevieve Bujold and Stacy Keach 7 There have also been more recent English translations by Barbara Bray in 2009 ISBN 9780413695406 and by Jeremy Sams in 2002 ISBN 9780573628191 References Edit Programme for original run of Antigone 1944 on A R T La Memoire du theatre accessed 3 August 2019 Jean Anouilh 1951 Antigone Methuen amp Co Ltd London ISBN 0 413 30860 X Antigone October 29 1946 via Google Books Tad Mosel Leading Lady The World and Theatre of Katharine Cornell Little Brown amp Co Boston 1978 http www columbia edu cu lweb archival collections ldpd 4078798 Galantiere adapted Jean Anouilh s ANTIGONE for Katharine Cornell in 1946 See OCLC 762051925 for the earliest publication The Theatre Antigone Anouilh Play Revived at East 74th Street timesmachine nytimes comhttp Antigone Retrieved 2019 04 07 External links Edit Media related to Antigone Anouilh play at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antigone Anouilh play amp oldid 1118949834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
