The Bacchoi is a rock musical with book and lyrics by Bryan Nason and music by Ralph Tyrrell, based on The Bacchae by Euripides. [1]
It was first performed in a 1970 student production which opened the University of Queensland's Schonell Theatre. [2] It opened on 24 September and ran for 15 performances. The production was choreographed by Keith Bain, with a cast including Geoffrey Rush and Ross Thompson. It received positive reviews in the Australian. [1]
Nimod Theatre Company in Sydney gave the professional premiere in 1974 as the inaugural production at the new Nimrod Theatre, [2] with a cast including Jon English, Jeannie Lewis, Peter Carroll, Drew Forsythe, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Peter Chambers, Roger Newcombe, Anna Volska, Julia Lyndon and Sharon Murphy. The production was directed by John Bell. [3] This production received less favorable reviews than its 1970 premiere. [1]
The text was published in 2003 in the collection The Journey Plays: the work of Bryan Nason published by Playlab Press.
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