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Bakkhai

at Almeida Theatre, London
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Bakkhai

Euripides, a new translation by Anne Carson directed by James Macdonald.

Pentheus has banned the wild, ritualistic worship of the god Dionysos. A stranger arrives to persuade him to change his mind. Euripides’ electrifying tragedy is a struggle to the death between freedom and restraint, the rational and the irrational, man and god.

Using three actors and a chorus, echoing the original performance model, James Macdonald returns to the Almeida to stage Euripides’ hedonistic tragedy in a visceral new version by Anne Carson.

Ben Whishaw makes his Almeida debut as Dionysos.

Additional information:

Captioned performance: Friday 4 September, 8:00pm.
Audio Described performances: Saturday 5 September 3:00pm (Touch Tour at 1:15pm) and Friday 11 September 8:00pm (Touch Tour at 6:30pm).

Rated Excellent

Almeida Theatre

Almeida Street
Islington
London
N1 9DR

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Almeida Theatre

Almeida Street
Islington
London
N1 9DR

See all events at Almeida Theatre