Antigone's Law: A Contemporary Dramatic Egyptian Version

Abstract

In the context of the adapted literary works, I watched a distinguished dramatic performance entitled Antigone's Law - a version of the ancient Greek Sophoclean play Antigone. The dramatic performance is the graduation project of a student at The American University in Cairo. The student acts with her colleagues in this dramatic performance directed by Dr. Dina Amin - the theatre professor at the American University in Cairo. The performance could be considered an Egyptian version rather than a literal adaptation as it embeds so many layers of meanings and different sociological dimensions that reflect the current Egyptian society.