- Inszenierung – Antú Romero Nunes
- 1 hour 45 minutes without a break
- Interesting for people aged 13+
- With German surtitles
A tragedy based on Sophocles in a "baseldytsch" version
Antigone's brother dies and King Creon refuses to bury him as a traitor. But Antigone rebels. Against her fear, the law, the new ruler and, in the end, against the citizens of Thebes. Creon threatens to bury her alive. Following the success of 'Uncle Vanya' in Swiss German, Antú Romero Nunes invites a chorus of Basel residents and all those present to a dialogue between the citizens and their tragic heroines.
This 'Antigone' is set in antiquity and the present at the same time, in Thebes and in Basel and Bern, and as confusing as it may sound, it works and is fun. An ancient tragedy hasn't looked this refreshingly authentic for a long time.
Digital book table
Together with the dramaturgy department, the Basel Kulturhaus Bider & Tanner has been curating the book table for our plays for many years. The selection of books, CDs, DVDs, catalogues and sheet music is always available in the online shop. It's worth browsing regularly.
Mediathek
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- Musik –
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- Chorleitung Chor der Bürger:innen –
- Chorleitung Gesangschor –
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- Antigone, Wächter, Haimon, Teiresias –
- Kreon, Ismene –
- Chor der Bürger:innen
- Statisterie Theater Basel
This Antigone is set in antiquity and the present at the same time, in Thebes and in Basel and Bern, and as confusing as that may sound, it works and is fun. (...) An ancient tragedy hasn't looked this refreshingly authentic for a long time.
A very informal production, with plenty of humour and allusions to city life. This is real thoroughbred theatre. (...) Vera Flück gives Antigone a sense of urgency, the radical attitude of a young generation, perhaps the last generation, which opposes the law in the name of something higher and greater.
The strength of the production remains the entertaining communication of the complex subject matter. The tension is sustained without any let-up. Vera Flück plays Antigone as an honest skin that arouses fear and amazement. Her creative playfulness fills the stage.
Vera Flück plays Antigone, her fiancé Haimon, a guard and the seer Teiresias. Sven Schelker plays King Creon and Antigone's sister Ismene. The two are magnificent. Staged by Antú Romero Nunes, who can conjure up tensions, relationships and developments between characters on stage, they carry the evening.
Antú Romero Nunes has staged a timeless 'Antigone'. (...) One is quickly captivated by Flück and Schelker, who embody a total of six characters and swap roles with a veil, a pleated top.
Lucien Haug has translated the play into Swiss German, as he did with 'Uncle Vanya'. (...) This can be a challenge even for Alemanni and experienced border crossers - but there are surtitles. The rhythmic dialect is enormously haunting because it sounds so intimate, sometimes it is cosy instead of harsh, then again direct and coarse. (...) ...Nunes has thrilled audiences with enormously playful, light-footed and clever productions of classics such as 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', and he also thoroughly dusts off this 2400-year-old drama. It is funny, sometimes silly, but at the same time dark and oppressive.