La tumba de Antígona

Theatrical adaptation of María Zambrano's reflection on the myth of Antígona, set on the threshold between life and death. Directed and adapted by Sara Mérida, with Rebeca Hernando leading the cast.

La tumba de Antígona brings to the stage the text that María Zambrano devoted to the myth of Edipo's daughter. The story begins with Creonte's order to bury her alive. From that place of transition between life and death, Antígona receives the characters who form part of her story in order to confront them and review the events that have led her to the tomb.

Zambrano's gaze is intimate and existential. The production interweaves thought, poetry and theatre to speak of memory, pain and hope, and places in the foreground the defence of justice for the dead, without distinguishing the side to which they belonged. From the tomb, the family, political and moral conflicts that run through the original story are revisited.

Sara Mérida is responsible for the direction and adaptation. Rebeca Hernando heads the cast, and the set design is by Carolina González. The production is by the Teatro Español, which presents the performance in its Sala pequeña Margarita Xirgu, on calle del Príncipe in Madrid, a space focused above all on contemporary theatre.