After Gone, Tamara Al Saadi continues her exploration of the myth of Antigone, the literary icon of resistance that has spanned the centuries and given rise to numerous adaptations.
A variation on Antigone, Taire mirrors two teenage girls, prostrate in the face of the world that has been built around them. One takes shape in a mythological context, while the other evolves in our society, marked by her experiences as a child placed in care by the Children's Social Services.
Through Taire, the author examines the visions of an adolescence overwhelmed by the world around it and no longer able to think about its future. At the crossroads of social science research and theatre, the playwright and director's work has been informed by meetings and workshops with young people in hospitals and care homes. At a time when environmental, geopolitical and social issues are at the forefront and teenagers are increasingly anxious, how do they perceive this female figure who stands up to paternal and political authority? How does this myth resonate at a time when the contemporary world is plunging young people into a state of stupefaction? How do they view their own powerlessness, their need to cry out in an impossible revolt?