Antigone

Reinvented, refreshed, resurgent. Hawkes Bay Youth Theatre Associates class (14/15 yrs) is proud to produce this classic tragedy. Adapted for a contemporary audience by Isabelle Gatt, first performed for the Trikki Trakki Youth Theatre Festival 2022 by students from the Malta Visual and Performing Arts Academy. Staged in 25 minutes, Antigone’s story is the original tale of feminine dissent, revolt and moral contention, here placed in a physical theatre setting. It evokes the timeless triumph of the human spirit against The Establishment, intermingled with dynamic fight sequences, moving tableaux and visceral bodyscapes.

Simple and timeless. Antigone awakens the activist in all of us. The time for change, is now.

With only two performances, don’t miss these young actors in this powerful piece of drama.

Original adaptation concept and direction by Isabelle Gatt
Collaborating script writer Malcolm Galea

First performed for the Trikki Trakki Youth Theatre Festival 2022 by students from the Malta Visual and Performing Arts Academy.

Hawkes Bay production:
Directors: Jandyra Maciel and Juliet Cottrell
Tech: William Leary
Costume: Angela Elliott

Cast A: Thursday 3 Nov

Creon: Sam Blakemore
Antigone: Katie Hutchison
Ismene: Michaela Chamberlain
Haemon: Tyler Luisi
Tiresias: Eva Dravitzki
Eteocles: Tessa McAulay
Polynices: Esmakia Smith
Guards:
Ingrid Glover
Aiden Brewer
Tessa McAulay
Esmakia Smith

Chorus:
Toby Kilduff
Mabel Wilton
Ellie Hutchison
Sean Loetscher
Freya Bush

Cast B: Friday 4 November

Creon Toby Kilduff
Antigone Mabel Wilton
Ismene Ellie Hutchison
Haemon Sean Loetscher
Tiresias Freya Bush
Eteocles Tessa McAulay
Polynices Esmakia Smith

Guards
Ingrid Glover
Aiden Brwer
Tessa McAulay
Esmakia Smith

Chorus
Sam Blakemore
Katie Hutchison
Michaela Chamberlain
Tyler Luisi
Eva Dravitzki