The Bacchae (2007)

Original id: 
10143
Start date: 
11 August 2007
End date: 
22 September 2007
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Production notes: 
This new version by David Greig was written from a literal translation by Ian Ruffell.
Media of production: 
Stage-play
Languages: 
English
Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
Miriam Buether Designer
Alan Cumming Actor Dionysus
Tony Curran Actor Pentheus
Paola Dionisotti Actor Agave
Colin Grenfell Lighting Designer
Steven Hoggett Choreographer
Ewan Hooper Actor Cadmus
Ralph Riach Actor Tiresias
Christopher Shutt Sound Designer
Tim Sutton Composer
Tim Sutton Musical Director
John Tiffany Director
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
The Bacchae Print-out archive
A 2,500-year-old conflict that is with us forever Newspaper cutting archive
A triumphant homecoming for Cumming Newspaper cutting archive
The Bacchae Ticket archive
The Bacchae Programme archive
An Almodóvar film empathically retold and a campy Greek tragedy Newspaper cutting archive
Lord of the dance Newspaper cutting archive
A knockout of epic proportions Newspaper cutting archive
Playbill: Lincoln Center Festival 08 - The Bacchae Magazine archive
Theorising Performance Book library 141-144; 195-199 L. Hardwick, 'Negotiating Translation for the Stage' and H. Foley, 'Generic Ambiguity in Modern Productions of Greek Tragedy'
The Bacchae: a version by David Greig Book library

How to cite this production

The Bacchae (2007), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/10143 <19 March 2024>