Bright Umbrella

A fast paced modern version of Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Burial at Thebes’ based on the ancient Greek classic ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles.
A young woman buries her dead brother despite a state proclamation that his body must be left to rot in the street.
A powerful and tragic tale of personal morality versus state decree.

Running time : 75 mins with no interval

Contains strobe lighting
Mild threat & violence

CAST:
Messenger: Paula Byrne
Chorus 1: Graham Chipperfield
The Boy: Asher De Silva
Antigone: Eleanor Shannon
The Guard: Sam Mahadeo
Chorus 2/Haemon : Nathan Martin
Chorus 3/Eurydice: Jennifer McCarley
Creon: Glenn McGivern
Ismene: Emma Stone
Tiresias: Simon Sweeney

Directed by Trevor Gill
Stage Manager : Christine Clark

Tickets €20