Colchester’s Mercury Theatre have announced full casting for its upcoming UK première of Antigone by Merlynn Tong (after Sophocles), running from 1-16 October 2021.

The piece will star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers (Ismene), Liz Crowther (Tiresias), Wendy Kweh (Creon), Joseph Payne (Haemon) and Adeola Yemitan in her professional stage debut as Antigone.

A city which belongs to just one man is no true city.

In a war-torn city, two brothers lie dead: one hailed and buried a hero, the other denounced as a traitor, his body to be displayed as a warning to anyone daring to defy the new leader, Creon, who is ruthless in her grip on power.

A grieving, defiant Antigone strikes out against Creon’s brutal regime in a furious act of civil disobedience which will have devastating consequences for them both. The conflict between these fierce, bold women forces them, and those around them, to question their ideas of family and morality, as well as the nature of justice and leadership.

Antigone will be directed by Dawn Walton OBE, with design by Simon Kenny, lighting by Alex Wardle, sound by Mike Winship, and composition by Blasio Kavuma.

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