Antigone

Roy Williams’s adaptation of the Greek classic is riotously comic and makes a strong case for its contemporary parallels * Guardian *
Williams certainly has a knack of producing mots justes which resonate with his audiences . . . * British Theatre Guide *
Williams's decision to relocate the action within contemporary street culture has much to recommend it. . . . There's no playwright better versed in the Urban Dictionary than Williams . . . * Guardian *
The writing is incandescent with anger, urgency and wit . . . Antigone's flames may flicker but at its blazing best this is incendiary. * The Times *
Roy Williams shoves Sophocles's tragedy into the boot of his car, then dumps it in the midst of a lawless gangland war, and his adaptation has a thriller's force: it's a play of tense ethical choices. * Sunday Times *
Roy Williams's fresh take on Sophocles's tragedy is pacy and streetwise. . . . Williams captures the tribalism of the criminal underworld and neatly conveys Sophocles's interest in honour, loyalty and revenge. * Evening Standard *
At its core, Williams' transposition works well. . . . it demonstrates vividly that the great classical plays are anything but remote, that the profound questions at their core about human behaviour are still with us - in this case, that revenge, summary justice and unbending codes of honour may seem to offer answers but in fact simply perpetuate grief. * Financial Times *
It's a hot-blooded, spunky adaptation * Time Out London *