TitleThe Bacchae
AuthorEuripides
Author TwoSoyinka, Wole (adapted by)
VenueThe Old Vic
Performance TypeFirst Production
CompanyNational Theatre; 1963-
Opening Night7/31/1973
Press Night8/2/1973
Closing Night9/20/1974
Number of Performances20
Performer Roles
RecordNameRole
ROLE127412Shaw; MartinDionysus
ROLE127413Shrapnel; JohnPentheus, King of Thebes
ROLE127414Curry; JulianTiresias
ROLE127415Cummings; ConstanceAgave, Pentheus' mother
ROLE127416Curran; PaulCadmus, Agave's father
ROLE127417Bradley; DavidHerdsman
ROLE127418McNamara; DesmondGuard / Slave / Bodyguard
ROLE127419Grainger; GawnOfficer
ROLE127420Lucas; IsabelleLeader of the Bacchantes
ROLE127421Lomax; HarryOld Slave
ROLE127422Atkinson; SarahBacchante
ROLE127423Davies; RachelBacchante
ROLE127424Drinkwater; CarolBacchante
ROLE127425Iddom; ChrissyBacchante
ROLE127426Piercey; JenniferBacchante
ROLE127427Firth; DavidSlave / Bodyguard
ROLE127428Gregg; JohnSlave / Bodyguard / Understudy: Old Slave
ROLE127429Gregory; PaulSlave / Bodyguard
ROLE127430Griffiths; MarySlave / Bodyguard
ROLE127431Hayes; JamesSlave / Bodyguard
ROLE127432Howard; RichardSlave / Bodyguard
ROLE127434Merrison; CliveSlave / Bodyguard
ROLE127435Riley; MaggieSlave / Bodyguard
ROLE127436Smith; JamesSlave / Bodyguard
ROLE127437Stroud; MichaelSlave / Bodyguard
ROLE127438Williams; StephenSlave / Bodyguard
ROLE141483Holder; Ram JohnLeader of the Slaves
ROLE141484Rainey; LeslieLeader of the Slaves
ROLE141485Baxter; LynseyBacchante
ROLE141486Bliss; PhilipBacchante
ROLE141487Ford; AprilBacchante
ROLE141488Hamilton; SandraBacchante
ROLE141490Morgan; LauriePercussion
Creative Roles
RecordNameRole
ROLE103945Euripides (c.485-406 BC)Writer
ROLE110290Soyinka; Wole (1934-)Adaptor
ROLE110291Joffe; RolandDirector
ROLE122722Crickmay; AnthonyProduction Photographer
ROLE127407Baylis; NadineDesign
ROLE105024Tucker; LeonardLighting
ROLE127408Howard; RichardAssistant to the Producer
ROLE127409Walters; TonyStage Manager
ROLE127410Redgrave; AlisonDeputy Stage Manager
ROLE115797Bissett; AngelaAssistant Stage Manager
ROLE127411Mitchell; TrevorAssistant Stage Manager
ROLE141489Goddard; MalcolmMovement
ROLE141236Wilkinson; MarcMusic / Sound
ROLE109379Boddington; Diana (1921-2002)Stage Manager
ROLE127047Robins; PhilDeputy Stage Manager
ROLE122821Markham; ElizabethAssistant Stage Manager
ROLE127369Oliver; TerryAssistant Stage Manager
Catalogue
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CF/8/37The Bacchae of Euripides1973Scripts
RNT/SM/2/1/67The Bacchae31 July 1973 - 18 October 1973Pre-South Bank Show Reports
RNT/LI/3/11The Bacchae of Euripides1973Scripts - Later Drafts
RNT/SM/1/73The Bacchae1973Prompt Scripts
RNT/PP/3/9/1/26aThe Bacchae of Euripides1973Old Vic Cast Lists
RNT/PP/3/9/1/26bThe Bacchae of Euripides1973Old Vic Cast Lists
RNT/PP/3/9/1/26cThe Bacchae of Euripides1973Old Vic Cast Lists
RNT/PP/1/1/275The BacchaeAugust 1973Pre-South Bank Programmes
RNT/PO/5/48The Bacchae 1973Set Photographs
RNT/CO/1/59The Bacchae1973Costume Department Production Files
RNT/PR/4/1/67The BacchaeAugust 1973Press Production Review Files
RNT/PP/2/1/119The Bacchae of Euripides1973Pre-South Bank Posters
RNT/PR/3/69The Bacchae 1973Rehearsal and Production Photographs
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