Though Inua Ellams started writing his version of Sophocles play five years ago, his adaptation reflects our current political climate more than any other production on in London at the moment.
It’s set in a recognisably modern Britain. Antigone (Zainab Hasan) is a young British Pakistani woman working in a youth centre that’s been forced to close, denying the young people who used the facilities an outlet for their energies. Her uncle Creon (Tony Jayawardena) is the home secretary, though he has his eyes on the top job and is on the campaign trail.
