The Bacchae, also simply known as Bacchae, is a

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play, based on an ancient Greek tragedy of the same name, written by

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(480-406 B.C.), one of the three tragedians of

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. Directed by Thawai Thiyam, son of

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, it is based on the story of king

Pentheus In Greek mythology, Pentheus (; ) was a king of Ancient Thebes (Boeotia), Thebes. His father was Echion, the wisest of the Spartoi. His mother was Agave (Theban princess), Agave, the daughter of Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, and grandson of the ...

of Thebes and Olympian god

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Overview

The play "Bacchae" was showcased in the ''"Poorvottar Rashtriya Rang Utsav"'', a 5-day festival of dramas from the North East Indian states, organised by the

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(NSD) of the

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in August, 2015. The play was performed by the Chorus Repertory Theatre, in the Asian Theatre Festival 2015, organised by Ningthoujam Tombi Theatre Manipur (NT Theatre), in Maharaja Chandrakirti Auditorium,

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, on 26 November 2015. The festival of dramas was organised during the Sangai Festival as a part of it.

Plot

In the play, it shows the legend of king

of Thebes and the Olympian god

. God Dionysus is portrayed as a

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. It results in

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on a massive scale. On the other hand, king Pentheus is portrayed as a small community. Its chances of survival are unpredictable and always doubtful.

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