Antigone

In this video Luke Newberry talks about his character, Haemon, and looks at how his relationship with Antigone adds tension to his interaction with his father Creon.

This video looks at the role of religion in Antigone and how this can be effectively stage in a modern interpretation of the play such as Polly Findlay's 2012 production.

A background pack on the 2012 production of Antigone. Included in this pack is an article on Sophocles and the City of Dionysia Festival, an overview of the characters in the play and an interview with director Polly Findlay.

This film explores the defining aspects of Greek tragedy and why the plays resonate with audiences today. Featured in this film are experts Edith Hall, professor of Classics at Kings College, London, Laura Swift from the Open University and Dr Sean McElvoy from Varndean College, Brighton.

The theatre of Ancient Greece flourished between 550 BC and 220 BC. A festival honouring the god Dionysus was held in Athens, out of which three dramatic genres emerged: tragedy, comedy and the satyr play.

Christopher Eccleston talks to Al Senter about playing Creon in Antigone as well as his stage, film and television career.