Sep 19Sep 26, 2026
THE OTHER PLACE, AFTER ANTIGONE Alexander Zeldin
FRENCH PREMIERE • UNITED KINGDOM
WHEN GREEK TRAGEDY STRIKES A MODERN DAY FAMILY.
Two sisters, Annie and Issy, reunite on the anniversary of their father’s death. His ashes have been kept in an urn for several years and now Chris, the sisters’ uncle, wants to spread them in a park and help the family move on to a new future. Annie Refuses. Behind this apparently modern conflict lies a much older one, that of Antigone. Here, writer and director Alexander Zeldin revives the themes of Sophocles’ tragedy with a pinch of humour. Zeldin takes an almost clinical approach, providing a merciless and incisive analysis of this dysfunctional family. With this piece, which debuted at London’s National Theatre, he reveals a new, and exceptionally intense facet of his work.
Hugues Le Tanneur
Overtitled in French
Text and direction Alexander Zeldin
Set and Costume Designer Rosanna Vize
Lighting Designer James Farncombe
Composer Yannis Philippakis
Sound Designer Josh Anio Grigg
Movement Director Marcin Rudy
Casting Director Jacob Sparrow
Associate Director Sammy J Glover
Intimate Scene Coordinators Katharine Hardman pour EK Intimacy
Fight choreographer Sam Lyon-Behan
Vocals Coach Cathleen McCarron
Dramaturgy Faye Merralls, Sasha Milavic Davies
Featuring Elsa Bruccoleri, Alicia Charles, Imogen Elliott, Nick Fletcher, Tylan Grant, Jerry Killick
Original Production National Theatre of Great Britain en association avec A Zeldin Company. Tour Production A Zeldin Company. Coproduction Théâtre de la Ville-Paris – Festival d’Automne à Paris – Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg – Comédie de Genève. Co-direction Théâtre de la Ville-Paris – Festival d'Automne à Paris.
The show features strobe lighting
