Royal Exchange, ManchesterDon't mess with the gods: good advice, seldom heeded by humans in Greek tragedy. Enter Pentheus, King of Thebes, who laughs when his cousin Dionysus returns home with his followers, determined to be recognised as a god. In this showdown, there can be only one winner: Pentheus's male rationality and prison chains hold no sway over the wild unleashed power of Dionysus.Euripides's play may be v…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM on November 18, 2010