How to think the Unthinkable: After Sophocles' Antigone (Oberon Modern Plays) - Softcover

Craig, Ryan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849434328 ISBN 13: 9781849434324

Publisher: Oberon Books, 2012

Synopsis

Set in the aftermath of a bloody civil war, Antigone fights for what she believes is right. Ryan Craig's new adaptation of Sophocles' 2,500-year-old classic captures the passion, danger and moral deadlock of the story of Greece's most famous teenager.

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About the Author

"Ryan Craig won a Fringe First for his play Broken Road at the Edinburgh Fringe and was nominated for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards in 2005. He has also worked extensively in television and radio. Oberon Books publishes his plays Happy Savages, What We Did To Weinstein, The Glass Room, Portugal, Our Class and The Holy Rosenbergs."

Review

Teens can identify with the teenage girl's desire to risk everything for what she believes is right [but] there's more than enough to hold the attention of parents.” broadwayworld.com

admirably lucid and undoubtedly grips the young audience.” The Telegraph

Ryan Craig's new adaptation of Sophocles' famous tragedy captures the passion, danger and moral deadlock of the story of Greece's most famous teenager.” Whats On Stage

An ingenious take.” Guardian UK


“Teens can identify with the teenage girl's desire to risk everything for what she believes is right... [but] there's more than enough to hold the attention of parents.”―broadwayworld.com

“admirably lucid and undoubtedly grips the young audience.”―The Telegraph

“Ryan Craig's new adaptation of Sophocles' famous tragedy captures the passion, danger and moral deadlock of the story of Greece's most famous teenager.”―Whats On Stage

“An ingenious take.”―Guardian UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1849434328
• ISBN 13: 9781849434324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64