Overview
Region
Southern Africa
South Africa
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Drama
About This Work
Two prisoners on Robben Island rehearse Antigone for a prison concert. The performance becomes an act of defiance. Based on real events; Winston Ntshona and John Kani co-devised and originally performed it.
Literary Significance
Performed on Robben Island while Mandela was imprisoned there; a canonical work of anti-apartheid theater