Antigone

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Event Antigone
Venue Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 18 April 1979
Last Date 8 May 1979
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Produced for final year secondary students studying the play, director Murray Copland transposed the drama from an ancient Theban palace to a Greek taverna, with plenty of dancing, a bouzouki player, and the Chorus adapted into modern Greek song. Daytime performances for students.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jim Danton Actor Sentry
Belinda Davey Actor Ismene / Eurydice
Michael Freundt Actor Haemon
Nikolaos Georgiou Actor Musician
Gerard Kennedy Actor Creon
Bruce Kerr Actor Teiresias
Amanda Muggleton Actor Antigone
John Pratt Actor Messenger
Nadia Tass Actor Singer
Murray Copland Adaptor
Michael Freundt Assistant to the Director
Nadia Tass Choreographer
Nikolaos Georgiou Composer
Murray Copland Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Robert Gebert Lighting Designer
Yvonne Hockey Lighting Designer
Sophocles Playwright
Sandra Matlock Production Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Greece
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1979
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
AusStage Submit Form
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 30440