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6:30pm
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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2:00pm + 7:30pm
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11:00am + 7:30pm
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Special Performances
- Preview: 5 March, 7:30pm,
6 March, 7:30pm - Opening Night: 7 March, 7:30pm
- Artist Talks: 13 March, 7:30pm
- Auslan Interpreted: 13 March, 7:30pm
- Pay What You Can: 19 March, 11:00am
Runtime
Approx. 70 mins
Warnings
Themes of death and grief, themes and discussion of violence. Suitable for ages 13+
Accessibility
La Boite Theatre presents
A Show of Rage and Defiance
Antigone explodes onto the Roundhouse stage with raw energy and unflinching relevance on the eve of International Women’s Day 2026.
This dynamic interpretation of Sophocles’ timeless tragedy centres on a fearless young woman who refuses to stay silent.
Set within a world shaped by political unrest, the story unfolds in the aftermath of a brutal civil war, where Antigone’s brothers have killed each other fighting on opposing sides. Power quickly consolidates under King Creon, who orders one brother honoured while the other is denied burial as punishment for turning against the state. Antigone’s decision to challenge the ruling ignites a brutal clash between personal conviction and authoritarian power.
This is no dusty myth. It’s a charged story of protest, conscience, and defiance, set against a backdrop of political turmoil that feels both ancient and alarmingly current.
Antigone’s act of resistance sparks questions that burn with urgency today: Who gets to decide what is just? Where should our loyalty lie? With the state, or with family, or with ourselves? And what price are we prepared to honour the truth?
Visceral, poetic and uncompromising, this energetic reimagining of Antigone—directed by La Boite Theatre’s Artistic Director, Courtney Stewart (Macbeth, Congratulations, Get Rich!) and award-winning fight, movement and intimacy director Nigel Poulton (Closer, The Poison of Polygamy)—thrusts Sophocles’ classic into the heart of our fractured present-day world. Starring Maddison Burridge as Antigone, alongside Hayden Spencer and Billy Fogarty, this three-hander production ignites a rallying cry for courage in the face of oppression.
Cast
Maddison Burridge
Billy Fogarty
Hayden Spencer
Creatives
Playwright Sophocles , Co-Directors Courtney Stewart & Nigel Poulton , Dramaturgy Courtney Stewart Brady Watkins, Set & Costume Designer Josh McIntosh, Composer & Sound Designer Brady Watkins, Lighting Designer Teegan Kranenburg, Vocal Coach Marcus Oborn, Stage Manager Petria Leong and Assistant Stage Manager Kelsey Booth
Antigone is a princess of Thebes. Her story kicks off after her two brothers kill each other fighting over the throne. The new king of Thebes, Creon, says one brother gets an honourable burial, but the other, Polyneices, is banned from being buried meaning eternal disrespect.
Antigone is not having it. She believes family and moral law matter more than someone's ego, even if he’s king. So she secretly buries her brother anyway, fully knowing it could get her killed. She gets caught, refuses to apologise, and stands by her actions. Creon punishes her, things spiral, and well... we don't want to tell you how the story ends but...
Antigone's journey is all about choosing your values over authoritarianism, even when it costs everything.
Billy plays a whole lineup of characters who each show a different side of the conflict.
Ismene is Antigone’s sister. She’s cautious, scared of authority, and represents people who don’t agree with the rules but prefer to stand on the sidelines.
Haimon, Creon’s son and Antigone's betrothed, starts off respectful but eventually stands up to his dad for Antigone, showing what happens when loyalty to family clashes with loyalty to power.
Teiresias is the blind prophet who actually sees the truth, warning Creon that the gods are not on his side.
And the Sentry is just a regular guy trying not to get fired and showing how normal people get stuck enforcing bad rules.
Together, these characters highlight how Creon’s decisions affect everyone: from family to citizens to the gods themselves.
Creon is the classic “my way or the highway” ruler in Antigone. He’s the new king of Thebes and is desperate to prove he’s in charge, so he makes a hard rule: anyone who betrayed the city in the war, doesn’t deserve a burial. To him, loyalty to the state is everything, and backing down would make him look weak.
The problem? He’s stubborn to a fault. When Antigone (set to marry his son) breaks his law for the sake of her brother, he treats it like a personal challenge instead of a moral debate.
People warn him, but Creon ignores all of them because he thinks being king means never admitting you’re wrong. By the time he finally realises he messed up, it’s way too late.
Creon’s story is a lesson in how unchecked pride and power can ruin not just a leader, but everyone around them. He didn’t lose because he had rules - he lost because he refused to listen.
2026 Mainstage Pricing
Single Tickets
| Preview | $50^ | |
| Adults | $65^ | |
| Concessions | $55^ | |
| Group (4+) Adults | $55*^ | |
| Group (4+) Concessions | $47*^ |
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