The Island

The Island, set in the notorious Robben Island maximum-security prison, is a tribute to the men and women who were imprisoned there during the fight for a free and democratic South Africa. The play follows two political prisoners as they rehearse their two-man version of Sophocles’ Antigone for the prison’s annual concert. The Island demonstrates that it may be easy for a repressive regime to imprison a person, but crushing their spirit is harder.