In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of death. But Antigone is determined that her brother's body will have the proper rites of burial.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Juliet StevensonAntigone | Antigone |
 Gwen TaylorIsmene | Ismene |
 Patrick BarrChorus | Chorus |
 Paul DanemanChorus | Chorus |
| DDonald EcclesChorus | Chorus |
 Robert EddisonChorus | Chorus |
 Ewan HooperChorus | Chorus |
 Peter JeffreyChorus | Chorus |
 Noel JohnsonChorus | Chorus |
 Robert LangChorus | Chorus |
| JJohn RinghamChorus | Chorus |
 Frederick TrevesChorus | Chorus |
 John WoodnuttChorus | Chorus |
 John ShrapnelCreon | Creon |
 Tony SelbySoldier | Soldier |
 Mike GwilymChorus | Chorus |
 John GielgudTiresias | Tiresias |
 Bernard HillMessenger | Messenger |
| PPaul RussellBoy | Boy |
 Rosalie CrutchleyEurydice | Eurydice |
 Patrick GodfreyChorus | Chorus |