OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Conall Morrison 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Euripides

• Author Notes

  In a new version written by Conall Morrison.

• Synopsis

  An updating of Euripides' classic set in the context of the Iraq war. Dionysus, the Greek God of art and debauchery, ectasy and exuberance is portayed here as a kind of terrorist. A rejection of the strictures of civilisation is a seductive idea, but also a disturbingly destructive one. The frenzied orgiastic violence of the Bacchae is linked here both to suicide bombers and to the invading forces. No one is excused from responsibility for the carnage wrought when civilisations clash.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  8

• Total

  13

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  08 March 2006

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme