An Adventure in Space and Time vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for An Adventure in Space and Time). An Adventure in Space and Time is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2013). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
An Adventure in Space and Time
National Theatre Live: Antigone| An Adventure in Space and Time | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 23m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Terry McDonough | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Lesley Manville, Reece Shearsmith, Brian Cox, David Bradley, Edmund C. Short | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
An Adventure in Space and Time
Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama. Allied with a team of unusual but brilliant people, they went on to create the longest running science fiction series ever made.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political…
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