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Bacchae

Euripides author Mike Poulton editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:12th Nov '10

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Perfect for theatre goers, students, teachers, aficionados of classic drama.

Mike Poulton's all-new version of this dark and liberating play, co-conceived with choreographer Mark Bruce and director Braham Murray. Think Hair meets Titus Andronicus

The play is sublime - Riveting * Observer *
This is a composed, restrained, often beautiful and mainly lucid account of the play - Poulton's version is lush, lyrical, witty and inventive * Daily Telegraph *
Written 2,500 years ago, Euripides' play can still shake you like an earthquake. Like Shakespeare, he is not our contemporary, but speaks to us as if he were * Sunday Times *
Mike Poulton is responsible for this lean, muscular new translation - Conceived as a ritualistic horror story featuring a few pagan rhythmic dance passages, this strong production also serves as a sober but sometimes grimly comic warning * The Times *

ISBN: 9781849430401

Dimensions: 210mm x 130mm x 5mm

Weight: unknown

90 pages