Antigone (Galantiere)

Antigone (Galantiere)

Lewis Galantiere, Sophocles , Jean Anouilh

Antigone (Galantiere)

Antigone (Galantiere)

Lewis Galantiere, Sophocles , Jean Anouilh

Overview

Produced in modern dress in New York with Katharine Cornell and Sir Cedric Hardwicke, the Galantiere version of the Greek legend comes from a Paris that suffered under the heel of tyranny. The play’s parallels to modern times are exciting and provocative.

Authors

Author

Lewis Galantiere

Author

Sophocles

Jean Anouilh

Jean Anouilh was born in Bordeaux on June 23, 1910. After completing his early schooling, Anouilh studied law for a short time at the Sorbonne, and then worked as a copywriter at Publicité Damour. He also wrote comic scenes for the cinema. In 1929 he collaborated with Jean ...
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