Over the last 20 years, the National Theatre of Scotland has staged over 8,500 live performances of 342 unique productions.

These figures stood in stark contrast to those the visitors had seen in the exquisite painting of a Dionysian initiation at a recent party in an opulent seaside villa. Holding a wine glass in one hand ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Euripides' great tragedy, which was first performed in Athens in 405 BC when the Athenians were on the point of defeat and humiliation in a long war with Sparta. The ...

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 ...

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(MENAFN- The Conversation) Warning: this article contains spoilers. Indhu Rubasingham has begun her tenure as the director of the National Theatre with her production of Bacchae , playwright Nima ...

Indhu Rubasingham has begun her tenure as the director of the National Theatre with her production of Bacchae, playwright Nima Taleghani’s new version of Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy. A play about ...

Bacchae arrives trumpeting fist clenched rebellion, only to implode into hashtag politics. In remoulding crudly Euripides' tragedy into tawdry cabaret, the National Theatre has committed the deadliest ...

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 ...

“There’s no way around this, it’s quite a big deal.” Nima Taleghani is sat in a room deep within the National Theatre, expressing a mixture of terror and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clare Perkins as Vida adds to a spirit of defiant carnival - MARC BRENNER What madness possessed Indhu Rubasingham, the new ...