{"product_id":"antigone-exits-playtext","title":"Antigone Exits Playtext","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou can't leave a body –\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeave your brother's body –\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeave it there, like that –\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntigone's brother has died in a bloody civil war. The king – her uncle – has forbidden anyone to bury the body. Antigone is going to bury the body anyway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty-five centuries after \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, seven performers gather to re-tell the tale of what is buried and what comes of it. Ancient Greece crashes into the contemporary, as Sophocles' classic tragedy shines a scorching light onto our current world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNina Segal's modern adaptation brings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntigone \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblazing into the present day. Her previous work includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCow | Deer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Royal Court), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Are The Lucky Ones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Dutch National Opera) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShooting Hedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Rose Theatre).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the production at Chichester Festival Theatre in September 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55707012333944,"sku":"9781350679375","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/AntigoneExistsNationalTheatreShop.jpg?v=1792513705","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/zh-hans\/products\/antigone-exits-playtext","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}