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Oscar-winning actor Juliette Binoche is set to return to the London stage in a new adaptation of Antigone.Oscar-winning actor Juliette Binoche is set to return to the London stage in a new adaptation of Antigone.
Binoche, known for her on-screen roles in The English Patient and Chocolat, will take a starring role in the new translation of Sophocles's Greek tragedy at London's Barbican centre in March 2015.Binoche, known for her on-screen roles in The English Patient and Chocolat, will take a starring role in the new translation of Sophocles's Greek tragedy at London's Barbican centre in March 2015.
Binoche has a long and reputable past on the stage, having made her London debut in 1998 in Luigi Pirandello's Naked at the Almeida. In 2000 she was nominated for a Tony award for her appearance in a Broadway production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal.Binoche has a long and reputable past on the stage, having made her London debut in 1998 in Luigi Pirandello's Naked at the Almeida. In 2000 she was nominated for a Tony award for her appearance in a Broadway production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal.
This will also mark her second appearance at the Barbican, having starred in the French production Mademoiselle Julie – based on Strindberg's Miss Julie – in 2012.This will also mark her second appearance at the Barbican, having starred in the French production Mademoiselle Julie – based on Strindberg's Miss Julie – in 2012.
The Barbican commissioned Canadian poet Anne Carson, who won the TS Eliot prize in 2001 for her collection The Beauty of the Husband, to translate the Greek tragedy afresh for the production.The Barbican commissioned Canadian poet Anne Carson, who won the TS Eliot prize in 2001 for her collection The Beauty of the Husband, to translate the Greek tragedy afresh for the production.
The classic play tells the story of Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, who faces death after she defies her uncle King Creon and buries her dead brother.The classic play tells the story of Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, who faces death after she defies her uncle King Creon and buries her dead brother.
Ivo Van Hove, whose production of A View From the Bridge is currently at the Young Vic, will direct Antigone. He said that he and Binoche had agreed that this was "the right artistic challenge" for their first collaboration.Ivo Van Hove, whose production of A View From the Bridge is currently at the Young Vic, will direct Antigone. He said that he and Binoche had agreed that this was "the right artistic challenge" for their first collaboration.
"The play itself has the explosiveness of a nuclear bomb," he said. "It deals with all possible relationships: man against woman, political against ethical leadership, the laws of society against the right of the individual, family and its unbreakable blood ties. Antigone should resonate with everyone the world over.""The play itself has the explosiveness of a nuclear bomb," he said. "It deals with all possible relationships: man against woman, political against ethical leadership, the laws of society against the right of the individual, family and its unbreakable blood ties. Antigone should resonate with everyone the world over."
Toni Racklin, head of theatre at the Barbican, said he was "thrilled" by the new production: "We bring back Juliette Binoche, following her mesmerising performances in Mademoiselle Julie here in 2012, and Ivo van Hove, with whom we have a long-standing relationship through Roman Tragedies and Scenes From a Marriage. Toni Racklin, head of theatre at the Barbican, said she was "thrilled" by the new production: "We bring back Juliette Binoche, following her mesmerising performances in Mademoiselle Julie here in 2012, and Ivo van Hove, with whom we have a long-standing relationship through Roman Tragedies and Scenes From a Marriage.
"Our international programme enabled these two world-class artists to meet and collaborate for the first time.""Our international programme enabled these two world-class artists to meet and collaborate for the first time."
Following its stint at the Barbican, the production will embark on an international tour to deSingel in Antwerp, Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam, Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, and finally to the 2015 Edinburgh international festival.Following its stint at the Barbican, the production will embark on an international tour to deSingel in Antwerp, Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam, Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, and finally to the 2015 Edinburgh international festival.
• Tickets go on general sale on 16 May. www.barbican.org.uk• Tickets go on general sale on 16 May. www.barbican.org.uk