The Other Place: Antigone reimagined by Alexander Zeldin in Paris

The Other Place, After Antigone makes its French premiere at the Théâtre de la Ville–Sarah Bernhardt from September 19 to 26, 2026. Written and directed by Alexander Zeldin, the British play transposes the stakes of Sophocles’ Antigone into a contemporary family. It is presented in English, with French surtitles.

At the heart of the story are two sisters, Annie and Issy. They reunite to mark the anniversary of their father's death, a man who took his own life years earlier. His ashes still sit in an urn. Their uncle Chris now wants to scatter them in a park to help the family move on, but Annie objects.

Behind this family rift, the conflict that gives shape to Sophocles's tragedy gradually comes into view. Like Antigone confronting Creon, the question of the fate of the deceased becomes the starting point for a confrontation that tests family bonds, mourning, and the will to go on with life. Alexander Zeldin, however, does not offer a literal transfer of the ancient play: he reactivates its stakes within a contemporary setting.

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Created at Britain's National Theatre, The Other Place, After Antigone brings together, among others, Ella Bruccoleri, Alicia Charles, Imogen Elliott, Nick Fletcher, Tylan Grant and Jerry Killick. The dramaturgy is by Faye Merralls and Sasha Milavic Davies.

This Parisian series is a co-production by Théâtre de la Ville-Paris and the Festival d’Automne à Paris, in partnership with Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg and the Comédie de Genève. Performances take place in the Grande Salle of Théâtre de la Ville–Sarah Bernhardt, with showtimes at 3:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. depending on the date. The production features strobe effects.

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