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National Theatre of Scotland present:

The Bacchae

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The Bacchae

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Opened on July 2, 2008
Closed on July 13, 2008

Location:
Rose Theatre at Jazz at Lincoln Center
33 West 60th St., 5th floor
New York, NY 10023
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Synopsis:
From the moment Scottish actor Alan Cumming's provocative Dionysus is lowered onstage from above, it is clear that in this North American premiere of the National Theatre of Scotland's acclaimed production, playwright David Greig's interpretation takes the mask off one of the last great Athenian tragedies in his unique take on Euripides, making it a Bacchae for the 21st-century.

Cumming, perfectly cast in this timeless exploration of sexuality, "proceeds to give us a Dionysus who, while of divine origin, has adopted a flirty, sportive, sexually equivocal human form" (The...

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Location:
Rose Theatre at Jazz at Lincoln Center
33 West 60th St., 5th floor
New York, NY 10023

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REVIEW
The Bacchae
Alan Cumming is adorable in the National Theatre of Scotland's grandly entertaining take on Euripides' tragedy.
Reviewed by: David Finkle »

New York Spotlight:
July 2008

Working Title

[title of show] transfers to Broadway, while Sean Hayes, Jane Krakowski, and Cheyenne Jackson headline Damn Yankees and Jonathan Groff, Will Swenson, and Caryn Lyn-Manuel star in Hair. Additional highlights include Alan Cumming in The Bacchae, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes in Gate/Beckett, and Jamie Farr and Anita Gillette in Flamingo Court. Full Story

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