Glowing beneath blue light swirling with stars and moons, giggling figures flitted across the stage in front of a mountainous backdrop inlaid with cliffs and caves. The scene greeted audiences shortly ...

According to ancient myth, the fearsome bacchae were prone to turning their victims inside out and scattering their entrails over Greek mountain sides. And Heartstopper actor Nima Taleghani has done ...

The surviving Greek tragedies pose inordinate challenges to contemporary theater practitioners, but Euripides’ “Bacchae,” one of his most beloved works, may be the trickiest of all to stage. It’s ...

On Oct. 23, Duke Players opened their fall show “The Bacchae,” directed by senior JR Cassidy. This production, like many others of Duke Players, took place in Brody Theater, a theatre that perfectly ...

The women of the Bacchae will not be ignored. Fierce and unstoppable, they are a chorus of wild energy ready to shake Thebes to its core — and liberate its women. But their god Dionysos has his own ...

Will Shüler does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Indhu Rubasingham’s debut as artistic director of the National Theatre tries to bring girlboss feminism to Euripides By Rachel Cunliffe Everyone knows that there’s nothing edgier than saying fuck on ...

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