The Island is set in the jail where Nelson Mandela spent the majority of his 27-year political imprisonment on Robben Island, off the coast of Cape Town. The play tells the story of two cellmates rehearsing Sophocles' Antigone for a prison concert. As their lives unnervingly echo the world of this Greek tragedy, the men find solace and strength in their burgeoning friendship.
1974 | Broadway |
Broadway |
2020 | Off-Broadway |
Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
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