Mon 25 Jun 2007

The Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland are delighted to announce the full cast for The Bacchae.

Dionysus - Alan Cumming

Pentheus - Tony Curran

Agave - Paola Dionisotti

Cadmus - Ewan Hooper

Tiresias - Ralph Riach.

The Chorus will be played by Michelle Asante, Lynette Clark, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Maria Mantack, Gloria Onitiri, Denise Orita, Ann-Marie Roberts, Sandra Yaw, Jessica Williams and Emi Wokoma.

The Bacchae marks the return of Alan Cumming to the Scottish stage for the first time in sixteen years.

Tony Curran was last seen on the Scottish stage in 1994 in a season at The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh. He won Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his role in Andrea Arnold ‘s Red Road. Recent films include: Shuttle, Miami Vice and The Good German.

Paola Dionisotti last appeared in Scotland in the role of Mrs Warren in Mrs Warren’s Profession at The Royal Lyceum. She won the Stage Award for Best Actress at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Best Actress at the Evening Standard Awards for her role in Further Than The Furthest Thing.

Ralph Riach’s latest stage role was Talbot in the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Mary Stuart. He has performed extensively on the Scottish stage including roles in Run for Your Wife, Lock Up Your Daughters, Dead Men and a Christmas Carol.

Ewan Hooper recently finished playing in The Tempest at The Royal Exchange. Other theatre productions include: Stuff Happens (Royal National Theatre), Afore Night Come (Young Vic) and The Weir (Royal Court National Tour)

One of the greatest of all Greek tragedies in the world premiere of a new adaptation by David Greig and the National Theatre of Scotland. Savage, comic and intensely lyrical, The Bacchae powerfully dramatises the conflict between the emotional and rational sides of the human psyche. The magnetic young Dionysus returns home with his cult of female followers to exact his revenge, unleashing the full force of female sexuality on the city.