"Antigone 24/7 is a brilliantly inventive contemporary re-imagining of a classic Greek tale. The work felt fresh and relevant, and was excellently designed for the online streaming medium. Congratulations to The Pomegranate Workshop for fearlessly venturing into this new frontier of performance with huge success!"

--- Heyden Jones, Managing & Artistic Director Shock Therapy Productions, Australia

Pomegranate SWERVE presents Antigone 24x7, a play entirely reimagined by young adult actors and writers!

What has Sophocles' 500 BC tragic heroine, Antigone, been doing during the lockdown? We beam her right down to the present entirely reimagined by young adult actors and writers (17-19 years) who inhabit the lives of characters, some of them no older than themselves in this classical Greek tragedy. Rife with curfews and isolation as the world falls apart around them, they struggle to keep up shards of relationships and ideals. Bringing alive a universal text and setting it right in the middle of a lockdown, these performers shape a new way of theatre that transcends the stage and enters our homes

Produced entirely as a Zoom Play set in the city of Thebes, Antigone 24x7 delves into the motivations of emperor Creon, his son Haemon torn between the love of his life and his father, the daughters of Oedipus determined to protect their family honour and finally Antigone herself, driven by a mission to overcome the odds.

With a hauntingly original music score and an interactive audience experience, Antigone 24/7 is an immersive exploration of the 'virtual' possibilities of theatre.

Directed by Gerish Khemani

Original Text

Sophocles

Adaptation 

Gerish Khemani

Kush Shah

Ira Sharma

Zayan Dholoo 

Cast 

Antigone: Ira Sharma

Creon:  Zayan Dholoo      

Haemon/Chorus 1: Kush Shah

Ismene/Chorus 2: Jonina Fernandes

Prophet/Chorus 3: Theon Langrana

Original Background Score 

Aryan Easwaran

Editor

Abhishek Gupta

Production In Charge

Ruchika Thakkar

Poster Design

Komal Suryawanshi

Please Note that this Digital Stream will be followed by a Live Interaction with the Cast and the Director of the play on Zoom