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Hit and myth: Bacchae brings into view the National's history of revamping Greek tragedies by Michael Billington

Following in the footsteps of Peter Hall and Katie Mitchell, Indhu Rubasingham directs an ancient epic at the National Theatre. Bacchae reveals the virtues and vices of creating a new play from old How on earth do we stage Greek tragedy today? Broadly speaking, there are three possible approaches: re-creation, updating and rewriting. All three have been tried at the National Theatre across 30 productions, starting wi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM on September 29, 2025

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