![]() ![]() He bans all worship of the new god, refutes Dionysus’ claim to be divine and in doing so, seals his own fate.Īlan Cumming gives an award-winning, tour-de-force central performance as Dionysus, the charismatic and dangerous god and his chorus of Bacchae are a high-octane line-up of scarlet-clad, soulful female singers. Dionysus the Destroyer of Traditions: The Bacchae on Stage, in George Rodosthenous (ed.), Contemporary Adaptations of Greek Tragedy: Auteurship and. Pentheus, the chauvinistic King of Thebes, is the catalyst for conflict in this drama. They abandon their everyday lives and gather in the mountains to worship Dionysus and perform his mysterious rites. He infatuates and enraptures the local women – the Bacchae of the play’s title. In The Bacchae, Dionysus – the mercurial god of wine – returns to his home city of Thebes and demands worship from the local people. The language is modern, the action fast-moving and the themes of repression, sexuality and freedom of expression are as relevant today as ever. ![]() This landmark production by the National Theatre of Scotland garnered all the headlines at last year’s Edinburgh International Festival and sold out before its first performance.ĭirector John Tiffany (Black Watch) has re-imagined Euripides’ ancient tragedy as a spectacularly bold, colourful piece of contemporary theatre. ![]() Written by Euripides, in a new version by David Greig from a literal translation by Ian Ruffell. ![]()
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