'Euripides' Bacchai is a short, sharp play, and one of the most challenging ever written. Whenever it is performed, it appears hideously timely. Man's quest for faith comes from an impulse bred of terror and of hope. If often leads to consequences as horrible as they are wonderful. Compassion breeds cruelty, redemption produces persecution. The play deals with extremes; faith is opposed by instinct, reason by emotion, male by female, chaos by order, West by East and life by death.' Peter HallT0459489816Producer Royal National Theatre. Adapted by Colin Teevan. Director Peter Hall. Music Harrison Birtwistle. Design Alison Chitty. Lighting Peter Mumford. Choreographer Marie-Gabrielle Rotie. Director Nikola Kodjabashia (music). Sound Paul Groothuis. Performer Lee Haven-Jones. Performer Greg Hicks. Performer William Houston. Performer Chuk Iwuji. Performer Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Performer Renzo Murrone. Performer Stefani Pleasence. Performer Margaret Preece. Performer Marie-Gabrielle Rotie. Performer David Ryall. Performer Rachel Sanders. Performer Geoffrey Streatfeild. Performer Clare Swinburne. Performer Nicola Alexis. Performer Ewen Cummins. Performer Wendy Morgan. Performer Richard Morris. Performer Jax Williams. | |
| 18 Jun 02 to 22 Jun 02 | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L0100449425 |
| 8 May 02 to 12 Jun 02 | Olivier (National Theatre), West End :: V373 listing details L02006702166 |
