Antigone by Sophocles (Third Version)
"The Worship of the Dead"

A play by Maria Panoutsou based on Sophocles's Antigone
First performed at the Experimental Scene of the National Theatre in Athens on May 1999.

The third version of Antigone is dedicated to: George Steiner
A new adaptation and translation for Modern Greek by Maria Panoutsou

Director: Maria Panoutsou
Lighting Designer: Elias Konstantakopoulos-David Clark
Stage Designer: Manolis Iliakis
Asssistant Director: Tassos Petris
Masks: Dionyssis Palmas
Costume Designer: Maria Panoutsou
Music selections: Tassos Petris
Sound Recording “Aqua Recording” of Apostolis Papadomichelakis

CHARACTERS
Antigone A': Christolina Kalianioti
Antigone B': Maria Panoutsou
Kreon, king of Thebes-Oracle: George Vournas
A Guard-Oracle: Vivi Mastora
All actors interpret parts of the chorus.
Tim Wilson's voice is heard in the following English texts: Creon 's speech,
Chorus of Good Fortune, Teiresias' prophecy.

Summarising the myth
Oedipus had four children from his marriage to his mother Jokasta, two daughters, Antigone and Ismene, and two sons Eteokles and Polyneikes. The two sons quarrelled over the succession to the Theban throne. As a result Polyneikes left Thebes and went to Argos. There he married the king's daughter and raised an army with which he marched against Thebes, which was ruled by Eteokles, with the intention of conquering the city and installing himself on the throne. Thebes was in grave danger of being conquered and destroyed, but in the end the attack was repulsed and the city saved. Eteokles and Polyneikes killed each other and on their death their uncle Kreon inherited the throne.