Euripides' Bacchae | By the UCL Classical Drama Society | Direction: Emily Louizou, Modern English Translation: James Morwood

Euripides’ Bacchae | By the UCL Classical Drama Society | Direction: Emily Louizou, Modern English Translation: James Morwood

The UCL Classical Drama Society presents “Euripides’ Bacchae” in the Theatre of Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, in direction by Emily Louizou and in modern english translation by James Morwood.

The Bacchae is Euripides last play, written shortly before his death, and within it the Greek tragedian encapsulates what it means to be a human being. Our production allows modern audiences to meet Dionysus god of pleasure, madness, and liberation in a mad Bacchic frenzy as a state of delusion which holds the human body at the centre of its creation. Euripides has created an enthralling piece: a game of antithetical forces, where sanity and madness come to conflict.

In a performance-ritual about the battle between human instincts and human wisdom, join us for a dark celebration of the exotic and the ecstatic; for a journey of no time and no space into the otherness of the human self and the duality of human behaviour.

The production opened on the 10th February 2015 at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London receiving a sold-out run and a wealth of praise by both audience and critics. Since then, it has been selected by the UK National Student Drama Festival as one of the best shows of 2014-2015. It has also been chosen to take part in the 4th International Festival of Ancient Drama in Ancient Messene, Greece in April. Finally, it has been invited to give a special performance at the British Museum on the 23rd of July.   

What critics said: 

“Director Emily Louizou has realised a disciplined and greatly effective tragic production A brilliant and lurid rendering of Bacchae… A sterling production with a pertinence that stands the test of time.”
A Younger Theatre

“Striking, intense and unsettling: an impressive production of a strange and violent play.”
Everything Theatre

“An excellent interpretation of Euripides’ greatest tragedy, showcasing great talent”
UCL Savage

“A captivating play that I would recommend anyone to see. A very professional performance, both technically and dramatically”
Pi Media

Credits

Directed by Emily Louizou 
Produced by Hayley Russell  
Modern English Translation: James Morwood
Original Music Composition: David Denyer 
Set Design: Avra Alevropoulou 
Costume Design: Eleni Bantra  
Choreography: Valeriya Azorina & Despina Pseftodiakou 
Sound Design: James Melling  
Associate Director: Kyriaki Ioannidou 
Photography: Alex Davison & Lucy Feng
Poster design: Lily Hassioti

Performing: Alisha Iyer, Moa Taylor Hodin, Polyanna Cohen, Cara Fay, Faidra Faitaki, Cora Burridge, Mercedes Bromwich, Helena Cadhela, Adam Woolley, Pavlos Chrisodoulou, Jeremy Wong, Jack Tivey, Charlotte Holtum, Alistair Rooms, Ranulph Tees, Jamie Sillitoe, Hayden Munt, Akshay Nugent.
Musicians: Clemence Robert, Matthew Wagaine, Francesca Piccano Moss, Rowan Tinkers, David Denyer

^Information

^{Friday, April 17th, 2015,}^{at 21:00}

^{“Euripides’ Bacchae”}

^{Hall: Theatre}

^{The performance is in english with greek surtitles}

^{Duration: 80 min}

^{Tickets: 10 (regular), 6 (reduced)}