Antigone (by Jean Anouilh)

Jean Anouilh's play Antigone [1] is a tragedy inspired by Greek mythology and the play of the same name by Sophocles. It was first performed in Paris in 1944.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Antigone was the last production the Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch staged in the old Proefteater in Andringa Street, before the building was demolished to make space for the new Drama Department building and the H.B. Thom Theatre built in 1966. Antigone, as adapted in 1942 by Jean Anouilh from the play by Sophocles, was translated into Afrikaans by Jocelyn de Bruyn and Fred Engelen and directed by Fred Engelen for a Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch production that opened in the Proefteater on 1 May 1965. The cast were: Isabel Combrink (Antigone), Fred Engelen (Kreon), Henk Hugo (Haimon), Thea Kirstein (Ismene), Annette Faure (Eurydike), Marie van Heerden (Noenoe), Deon Joubert (Wag 1), Pieter de Swardt (Wag 2), Etienne Pienaar (Wag 3), Mees Xteen (Boodskapper), Willem de la Guerre (Hofknaap) and Joan Greyvenstein (die Koor). The décor was designed by Deon Joubert and executed by Willem de la Guerre, costumes by Elise Ziervogel, make-up designed by Tine Balder, music by Bie Engelen, sound controlled by Mees Xteen, lighting designed by Fred Engelen and executed by Val Julius and the stage manager was Bettina Camerer. (UTS Programme, May 1965). The production was staged for one night, on 15 May, in the Nasionale Saal in Parow, Cape Town. In September 1965 CAPAB staged the Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch production of Antigone in the Hofmeyr Theatre in Cape Town.