Antigone (Anouilh play)

Antigone
Written byJean Anouilh
CharactersChorus
Antigone
Nurse
Ismene
Haemon
Creon
First Guard (Jonas)
Second Guard (a Corporal)
Third Guard
Messenger
Page
Eurydice
Date premieredFebruary 6, 1944
Place premieredFrance
Original languageFrench
SubjectWar
Genretragedy

Jean Anouilh's play Antigone (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tiɡɔn]) is a tragedy inspired by the play of the same name by Sophocles.