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The Bacchae
King’s Theatre,
2 Leven Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9LQ.
BOX OFFICE: 0131 473 2000
I’m back.
Dionysus,
You do know me.
Semele was my mother, Zeus my father
Lightning my midwife
I am, of course, a god.
But if I were to reveal myself to you
As I really am
Your eyes would burn out of their sockets’
Dionysus - icon and hedonist - has come home with his cult of female Bacchae to clear his mother's name.
A charismatic, forceful figure, his very presence enraptures the local women, awakening their own bacchic spirit. They worship him and perform his sensual rituals with a fierce, animalistic devotion.
This vibrant production puts song and choreography at its fore and is directed by the National Theatre of Scotland's John Tiffany, the award-winning director of Black Watch. Returning to the Scottish stage after 16 years, in a role he was born to play, Alan Cumming is Dionysus and Tony Curran his nemesis Pentheus, the repressed King of Thebes.
From the spectacular opening to the bloody and terrible final moments, The Bacchae is one of this year's major theatre events.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Saturday, 11 August (8pm)
Monday 13 August (8pm)
Tuesday 14 August (8pm)
Wednesday 15 August (2.30pm)
Wednesday 15 August (8pm)
Thursday 16 August (8pm)
Friday 17 August (8pm) (British Sign Language Interpreted)
Saturday 18 August (2.30pm)
Saturday 18 August (8pm) (Audio Described)
PERFORMANCE TIMES:
TICKET PRICES:
Grand Circle £30, £25, £10
Stalls £30, £25, £20
Upper Circle £10, £8
WEBSITE:
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com
CONTACT NAME:
Neil Murray
PRODUCTION INFORMATION:
Director: John Tiffany
Playwright: David Greig
Designer: Miriam Buether
Lighting Designer: Colin Grenfell
Size of Company (including no on the road): 39
Freight: 2 40 foot trailers
Minimum Performance Space: 10m x 10m
Supporting Activities: TBC
Additional Touring Productions: Various, for further info contact Neil
Murray
Indicative Financial Information: TBC
National
Theatre of Scotland Workshop
VENUS AS A BOY
NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND
TRAVERSE THEATRE
10 Cambridge Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2ED
BOX OFFICE: 0131 228 1404
Adapted from Luke Sutherland’s acclaimed novel, created and performed by award-winning actor Tam Dean Burn with live music from Luke Sutherland, Venus as a Boy is an explosive and haunting story about the miraculous power of sex.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
2 Aug (4.30pm (Preview)
3 Aug (6.45pm (Apex)
4 Aug (8.45pm)
5 Aug (12.15pm)
7 Aug (2.15pm)
8 Aug (4.15pm)
9 Aug (6.30pm)
10 Aug (8.30pm)
11 Aug (12.00pm)
12 Aug (2.15pm)
14 Aug (4.45pm)
15 Aug (7.00pm)
16 Aug (9.15pm)
17 Aug (11.30am)
18 Aug (1.45pm)
19 Aug (4.45pm)
21 Aug (7.15pm)
22 Aug (9.15pm)
23 Aug (11.30am)
24 Aug (1.45pm)
25 Aug (4.45pm)
26 Aug (7.00pm)
PERFORMANCE TIMES:
TICKET PRICES:
Apex tickets £10.50 (£7.50/£5)
Preview £10 (£5)
All other tickets £14 (£10/£5)
WEBSITE:
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com
CONTACT NAME:
Lizzi Nicoll
PRODUCTION INFORMATION:
Director: TAM DEAN BURN AND CHRISTINE DEVANEY
Playwright: ADAPTED BY TAM DEAN BURN FROM THE NOVEL BY LUKE SUTHERLAND
Designer: PAMELA MCBAIN
Lighting Designer: LIZZIE POWELL
Size of Company (including no on the road): 7
Freight: One 3.5 ton truck
Minimum Performance Space: 6m x 5m
Additional Touring Productions: Various, for further info contact Lizzi Nicoll
