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Pale Sister
- Narrated by: Lisa Dwan
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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Summary
Antigone stood defiant in the face of tyranny.
Best-selling and award winning author Colm Tóibín wrote this new dramatisation of the Greek tragedy especially to be performed by Irish actor Lisa Dwan.
Pale Sister gives voice to Antigone’s sister, Ismene, who recounts her sister’s defiance of the king as pressures mount on her to act to vindicate her sister, or even follow her example.
Pale Sister tells Antigone’s story through Ismene: the quiet person in the corner, bearing witness to everything.
Dwan’s skilled theatrical performance delivers words that give power to those without, and a message that resonates deeply in today’s world.
With sound design by Sinead Diskin.
The stage performance was produced by Audible and The Gate Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, 2019.
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- Dunfermline woman
- 05-11-23
OTT melodrama and silliness
I managed 5 minutes of this. It really was awful. I rarely fail to listen to an audible story especially a short one but this was just silly. The narrator was obviously giving it full welly with the emotionality but it was far too much. I decided I really didn’t care enough about the dead sister to listen to any more of this nonsense. Tone it down woman.
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- Roly
- 26-09-23
Stunning
This was a poweful and an electrifying rendition of Antigone; intense and astoundingly performed - I’ve seen the play before and know the story but this was stunning
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-09-23
Heartbreaking
A wonderful retelling of the story of Antigone from the point of view of her younger sister. Emotionally gripping and heart-trending. My only comment would be that I think you would need to know the story of Antigone for this to make sense.
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- Richard Brooks
- 17-08-21
Haunting and a strong performance
It's a great new take on an old story that gives an important insight. It's an impressive performance although listening in you can't help but wish you were in the audience and not just listening on headphones.
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- Mitzi Sinclair
- 22-10-20
Brilliant
Lisa Dwan is a master story teller, her voice is mesmerising, she brings any story to life effortlessly.
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