National Theatre Live: Bacchae
The women of the Bacchae will not be ignored.
0.0(0) 2025-09-13 109 minDrama
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.
DirectorIndhu Rubasingham
WriterNima Taleghani
Cast & characters
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
