Bacchae Premiere and Director Q&A
Stream the Online Premiere of Bacchae
Stream the online premiere of Bacchae, followed by an exclusive live Q&A with acclaimed director Indhu Rubasingham.
Friday 6th February | Live at 7:30pm GMT
The women of Bacchae will not be ignored.
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About Bacchae
Fierce and unstoppable, the Bacchae are a chorus of wild energy ready to shake Thebes to its core - and liberate its women.
But their god Dionysos has his own reckoning. In a dramatic showdown with his cousin, King Pentheus, themes of family loyalty, political power, and human desire are pushed to the breaking point.
Opening her tenure as National Theatre Director, Indhu Rubasingham (The Father and the Assassin) stages Nima Taleghani’s (Heartstopper) thrilling new adaptation of Euripides’ timeless tragedy.
With music, rhythm, and movement pulsing through every scene, this production of Bacchae is bold, visceral, and unlike anything you’ve seen before.