Antigone is the most renowned play of Jean Anouilh. It is a modern adaptation of the classical Greek tragedy by Sophocles. The play was first produced in 1944 and tells the story of Antigone, a young woman who is condemned to death by Creon, the king of Thebes, for defying his orders to leave her brother Polyneices unburied.
The Enigmatic World of Jean Anouilh: A Journey through the Life and Work of the Renowned French Playwright