National Theatre Live: Bacchae

The women of the Bacchae will not be ignored.

• Movie
• 2025
• 1h 49m
• Drama

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.

Director

Indhu Rubasingham

Starring

Melanie-Joyce Bermudez, Natasha Gooden, Elèna Gyasi, Kate Ivory Jordan