Pale Sister is an Angelica Films co-production with Nevison in association with Riverside Studios.

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Written by celebrated author Colm Tóibín for award-winning actress Lisa Dwan, the play reimagines Sophocles’ Greek tragedy of Antigone from the point of view of her sister, Ismene.  

Pale Sister follows Ismene as she recounts her sister’s infamous defiance of their uncle, the king of Thebes, and decides what to do as the pressure mounts on the timid young woman to act. 

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The 75-minute one-woman special, which aired in March 2021, was presented as part of BBC Lights Up, a major festival of UK theatre adapted for TV and radio at a time when theatres throughout the UK have been closed.