The Bacchae (2008)

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A National Theatre of Scotland production.

Alan Cumming gives an award-winning, tour-de-force central performance as Dionysus, the charismatic and dangerous god in this adaptation of Euripidese classic tragedy.

His chorus of Bacchae are a high-octane line-up of scarlet-clad, soulful female singers.

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[NTSonline]

Ahh. The beauty and the sorrow of live theatre. Once you miss it, it's gone forever . . . and it's just not the same on a telly.

And anyway, how would we singe people's eyebrows in the first few rows of the stalls from a DVD??

[RuleBritannia52]

I would like to heartily second the idea of either a CD of the music or a DVD of the preformance. Both would be even better.

I would certainly buy both, and with Alan Cumming, I think there would be no problem making back the initial cost of production.

[shawncutter]

Everytime I watch something with alan Cumming in it I begin to drool. I wonder why...

[gatsbysgirl1]

It's the Greek Rocky Horror! Brilliant! Alan Cummings, one of the best kept secrets in theatre!

[PioggiaNelVento]

Impressive!!!

[mfx1]

@imborn2perform  Glad to be of service :-) (I was one of the people involved with providing the flames)

[chiaroscurolove]

good god, this is amazing.

[stay9cool]

To Xristos kai Apostolos Gkletsos,den to exete gnwsto,giati to 3eftulisate to luriko eixate den eixate.Balte kai Madonna...eleos!

[sperdpers]

My god he looks like Rumer Willis in this!!!

[blackberryjuice1]

This production is probably the reason The Public decided to do The Bacchae this season.

[Adretea]

is there any possibility seeing this online or buy a DVD or something?

[imborn2perform]

saw it twice, loved it, thank you for burning my face off. :D