The Bacchae

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Event The Bacchae
Venue Star Boating Club, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 4 August 1970
Last Date 1970
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The young king of Thebes, Pentheus, refuses to recognise the divinity of the god Dionysus.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Donna Akersten Actor Chorus
John Banas Actor Messenger
Christine Batstone Actor Chorus
Alan Farquhar Actor Teiresias
Wendy Gibb Actor Agave
Gwynneth Glover Actor Chorus
Michael Haigh Actor Cadmus
Ray Henwood Actor Dionysus
Jenny Lindsay Actor Chorus
Sam Neill Actor Pentheus
Susan Wilson Actor Chorus
Karol Johnstone Costume Designer
Phillip Mann Designer
Phillip Mann Director
Rex Gilfillan Lighting Designer
Euripides Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Greece
Further Information Script was a combination of the translations of Vellacott and Arrowsmith.
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 186076
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa