The Bacchae
Tickets: £20 (£18)
Students: £10
Groups: Parties of 10 or more get one free ticket. Please email groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk or contact our box office for more information and to book.
Post-Show Talk
Stay in your seats after the show for a Q&A with cast and creatives.
An outcast god. A powerless king. A mother who kills her only son.
Glasgow's acclaimed Company of Wolves present an earth-shattering solo retelling of the myth of Dionysus: an epic of rejection, vengeance and rebirth told through story, dance and ancient song.
Written and performed by Ewan Downie, The Bacchae blurs the lines between binaries: human and animal, male and female, victim and perpetrator, and takes us on a transformative journey from repression and denial to renewal and release. A hymn of rebirth for our shattered selves.
The Bacchae premiered at The Barn in Aberdeenshire and The Byre Theatre in St Andrews in Autumn 2023, and returned for a barnstorming full run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025.
“Truly sensational”EdFest Magazine
“Richly, writhingly poetic...an impressively physical performance”The Stage
“A stripped back, lyrical retelling...a thing of beauty”The List
“The beauty of the lyricism matches the dramatic narrative perfectly...an impressive piece of work”Snack Magazine
“Ewan Downie channels Dionysos with a raw, ritualistic intensity...it’s fearless.”Corr Blimey
“Captivating … holds a timeless element, as if as an audience member you are truly witnessing an ancient Greek performance.”The Student
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