The Bacchae
By: Euripides ; a version by David Greig ; [from a literal translation by Ian Ruffell]
Contributors: Euripides
Series: FF plays; FF plays
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Bacchantes; Drama
Description: The magnetic young Dionysus - icon, hedonist, god - returns home with his cult of female followers to exact his revenge, unleashing the full force of female sexuality on the city. David Greig's version of The Bacchae premiered at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 2007 in a co-production between the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland.