“Antigone”, at the National Theatre

Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, Southbank, London51.506998 -0.11398
Date:: 18th to 21st July 2012
Tickets:: £12 to £32, from nationaltheatre.org.uk
Tel:: +44 (0) 207 452 3000
Buses:: 1 4 26 59 68 76 77 139 168 172 176 177 189 214 253 341 381 507 521 RV1 X68
Trains:: Embankment BKL CRC DSC NRN, Southwark JUB, Temple CRC DSC, Waterloo BKL JUB NRN W&CNote: The best station for Olivier Theatre is Waterloo. We can help you get there from any train station:
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In attempt to wrest control of a city ravaged by war, Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's rebellious brother. But when she defies him, Creon orders her to be buried alive as punishment. The citizens daren't object, but the prophet Teiresias speaks of the gods' anger: the rotting corpse is polluting the city.

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