National Theatre Live: Bacchae
Drama
The women of the Bacchae will not be ignored.
Fierce and unstoppable, they are a chorus of wild energy ready to shake Thebes to its core — and liberate its women. But their god Dionysos has his own reckoning. In a showdown with his cousin, King Pentheus, family loyalty, political power and human desire are pushed to breaking point.
2025-09-13
en
Cast
Director
Indhu Rubasingham
Melanie-Joyce Bermudez as Serene
Natasha Gooden as Tina
Elèna Gyasi as Niloo / Understudy Nava / Kera
Kate Ivory Jordan as Xena
Arethajay McEwen as Mertha
Ellie McKay as Nava / Understudy Serene / Demi
Natasha Magigi as Sunny
Clare Perkins as Vida
Ukweli Roach as Dionysos
Anna Russell-Martin as Kera
Ellie-May Sheridan as Yunann
Fi Silverthorn as Ava
Sharon Small as Agave
Jessey Stol as Rakhz
Amanda Wilkin as Demi
Roman Asde as Alexis / Understudy Dionysos / Leon
Sam Jenkins-Shaw as Clitus / Understudy Pentheus / Tireseus
Reuben Johnson as Bubull
Tyreke Leslie as Leon
James McArdle as Pentheus
Simon Startin as Tireseus