#antigone 2012

[dreadfuldevotee]

Do as you please, Live, by all means! The laws you will break are not of man's making

[dreadfuldevotee]

What is it about that Antigone production you like? Asking as someone who doesn't really know the play or wtf Jodie Whittaker is doing in it.

Finally....the question I've been waiting for....

For me, it was just a perfect storm. Despite my love of Greek myths and adaptations, prior to this production, I had never ventured into greek theater. I wiiiish I could tell you what brought this production to me in the first place, but in 2020 I watched it for the first time and....Man it was just truly life changing theater. Every word just felt crafted to appeal to my specific tastes: Tragic, Complex relationships between siblings, Questioning of State and Authority, Compelling dynamic between Divinity and Man!

Oh, and Jodie...my God. The text is strong but from the moment Antigone beings to speak I was so taken by her. My pinned gifset takes place not even 10 minutes into the play and is the exact moment I fell in love with the show itself and Jodie as a performer. Jodie Wittaker's Antigone is a perfect Immoveable Object to Christopher Eccleston's Unstoppable Force. The righteousness of her anger and love makes me honest to God lightheaded. It kind of has to be seen to be believed. Like she's only in 3 scenes and yet captures the audience with every second. Perhaps I'm extremely biased, but it astounds me every time I read someone say that Antigone is un-relatable or even an unlikable character, and even more aghast when someone would voice disdain for Jodie's performance!

Alas, as someone who is an extremely hard headed, self-righteous and confrontational youngest sibling- It's no shocker to see why I'm constantly collecting characters who fit that bill for my collection

[kingalicent]

how did i miss luke newberry as haemon in 2012 antigone with jodie and christopher i just Gasped out loud