Bacchae review " Indhu Rubasingham launches National Theatre tenure with new-gen rap tragedy
Olivier theatre, LondonThis eccentric take on Euripedes by Nima Taleghani is a striking yet often frustrating opening statement It takes courage and some flamboyance to launch an inaugural programme as the National Theatre's new director with a debut play in the venue's grandest space. Indhu Rubasingham is throwing down the gauntlet by directing this mischievous and eccentric reworking of Greek tragedy. The actor tur…