National Theatre Live: Bacchae (2025)
The women of the Bacchae will not be ignored.
2025 · 1h 49m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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 reckoning. In a showdown with his cousin, King Pentheus, family loyalty, political power and human desire are pushed to breaking point.
Director: Indhu Rubasingham
Writers: Nima Taleghani
Music by: D.J. Walde
Cast
Melanie-Joyce Bermudez as SereneNatasha Gooden as TinaElèna Gyasi as Niloo / Understudy Nava / KeraKate Ivory Jordan as XenaArethajay McEwen as MerthaEllie McKay as Nava / Understudy Serene / DemiNatasha Magigi as SunnyClare Perkins as VidaUkweli Roach as DionysosAnna Russell-Martin as KeraEllie-May Sheridan as YunannFi Silverthorn as AvaMore like this
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