How To Think The Unthinkable - Ryan Craig

In the lesson, two versions of the scene between Antigone and Creon were assigned to different students. Antonia and I were given the version from the play 'How To Think The Unthinkable' by Ryan Craig. I did some research into the play and it was performed between 28th April - 19th May 2012 at the Unicorn Theatre. It is an adaptation of the play 'Antigone', that was written to be contextualised and performed to modern audiences.

The style of writing was very different in comparison to the original script. For example, the majority of old-fashioned words had been replaced with more simple words that may be used by the younger generation. Many of the original phrases and lines have been changed to make it easier for young people to understand. Creon is still portrayed as an incredibly strong, powerful character. However, Antigone seems to be more selfish and childish as she uses more sarcasm and simple wording. So in some senses, the scripts made the characters change a little bit.

The other script used was very modern and used completely different language to the other scripts that we had studied. The characters came across a lot more fierce and angry. This could have been due to the fact that there were many curse words that are strongly used in our society. 

After looking through different scripts, it is clear that all of the playwrights had different takes and views on the play.