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Bacchae, National Theatre review - cheeky, uneven version of Euripides' tragedy by Heather Neill

Indhu Rubasingham's tenure gets off to a bold, comic start The word "after" can be elastic when a modern writer is inspired by a classic. Nima Taleghani here stretches it to breaking point, although, to be fair his piece is also described as a new play. It is not so much "after" Euripides as a celebration of theatre with frequent sideways reference - mostly knowing and comic - to The Bacchae.

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:36PM on September 24, 2025

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