Public Lecture
An in-conversation event with theatre director Alexander Zeldin, discussing his new version of Antigone, The Other Place (National Theatre, London, 2024). In conversation with Fiona Macintosh (St Hilda's) and Laura Swift (Magdalen).
In The Other Place, two sisters reunite on the anniversary of the death of their father. Their uncle has remodelled their family home, in an attempt at a fresh start. But one sister’s sudden reappearance threatens to shatter this fragile idyll as she demands justice for the pain she carries. Amid the debris and the new extension, guilt, grief and greed battle it out in the family’s competing dreams of their future. When we are faced with the suffering of others, even those closest to us, can we look away?
Join us to hear Alexander Zeldin, director of The Confessions; Faith, Hope and Charity, discuss his new adaptation of Antigone.
This event is free and open to all. No booking is required.
Watch Online
If you cannot join us in person, we will be live-streaming the event via Panopto. Please check back closer to the day for the live-stream link.
Accessibility
The Ioannou Centre lecture theatre is located on the ground floor and the Centre is fully wheelchair accessible; an accessible toilet is located on the ground floor and on the first floor. The lecture theatre is equipped with a hearing induction loop. Please see the online Access Guide for more details about the building's accessibility. Feel free to email the apgrd at with any queries.