And yet "The Burial at Thebes" graces us with Heaney's sharp ear for poetry. In this play he opts for a stoic verse, devoid of frills, but the poet's touch is clear throughout.

The story of “Antigone” by Sophocles is thousands of years old, and yet the central themes continue to be relevant to current generations. “The Burial at Thebes” is an adaptation of the ...

This was the company’s first outdoor production of Burial, and the effect is powerful, unifying. Not only is there the pediment and Ionic columns of Randolph Hall resonating as a classical ...

The McGuire Proscenium stage has been transformed into an austere and dimly-lit stone catacomb. This somber locale sets the tone for the solemn philosophical questions asked in âÄúThe Burial at Thebes ...

The stubbornness of a tough-talking, reckless ruler; using patriotism as a weapon against civic unrest; a law-and-order leader who demands unquestioning loyalty; a younger generation eager for change.

“The Burial at Thebes” illustrates it’s impossible to judge the depth of a play by its length. Poet Seamus Heaney’s version of the ancient Greek tale of “Antigone” runs less than 90 ...

Sutton said her original plans to direct “The Burial at Thebes” had to be canceled due to COVID-19. “I read the show when I was in high school and actually fell in love with it.

What is it? Performed by the Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company, The Burial at Thebes is a 21st-century retelling of Sophocles’ Antigone by the Nobel Prize-winning poet and best-selling author ...