dance/physical theatre review

Bacchic

Actors Of Dionysus

With the help of only a rope and some serious talent, Tamsin Shasha, the show's solo performer, makes an old Euripides classic seem like a very modern tale. The play takes the themes of 'The Bacchae' and catapults them into the world of today's mass-media and celebrity culture, as a self-help type guru claims to be the son of Dionysus and meets the criticism of a respected academic with violent consequences. Despite an interesting update, however, it is the physical performance which is the most mesmerising. As Shasha effortlessly and convincingly changes between characters, the rope - on which most of the action is performed - also transforms itself into various props. Her skilful and impressive climbing manoeuvres kept me intrigued.

Komedia, 11 May, 8:00pm, £10.00 (£8.00), fpp 24

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2008

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