Raised by their mother, Semele, Dionysus arrives in Thebes to meet the estranged side of their family. They hold out hope that familial love and affection will override difference, but they soon realise that that is not always the case. After an ill-fated family dinner, troubling hallucinations harass Dionysus. And with their safety threatened, Dionysus reaches their breaking point: their desire for acceptance quickly turning to rage and vengeance. Their world and the world of Euripides’ Bacchae merge together, becoming an indistinguishable march towards destruction.
i started writing this as anexploration of queer rage and joy. transformative and liberatory emotions bla bla bla talk talk talk
i had the chance to showcase the play at a scratch night back in April 2025.