Details

They have tasted pleasure and will defend it at any cost! Pentheus wants to stop the women - these wives, these lovers and mothers who have left their homes to revel with the god of dance and wine. He disguises himself as a woman and tries to repress their desires at any cost...The Bacchae tells of curiosity and control, invasion and rage. Supported by The Binks Trust.

Cast/Performers

Alan Cumming (Dionysus), Tony Curran (Pentheus), Paola Dionisotti (Agave), Ewan Hooper (Cadmus), Ralph Riach (Tiresias), Michelle Asante, Lynette Clark, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Maria Mantack, Gloria Onitiri, Denise Orita, Ann-Marie Roberts, Sandra Yaw, Jessica Williams, Emi Wokoma

Creatives/Company

Author: Euripides
Producer(s): National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival (in association with the Lyric Hammersmith)
Adapted by: David Greig
Translation: Ian Ruffell
Director: John Tiffany
Design: Miriam Buether
Music: Tim Sutton
Musical Director: Tim Sutton
Choreographer: Steven Hoggett
Lighting: Colin Grenfell
Sound: Chris Shutt