Bacchic is an innovative one-woman show, performed by Actors of Dionysus Artistic Director, Tamsin Shasha. Inspired by The Bacchae, Euripides ' masterpiece of rejection and revenge, it examines the power of hero worship and celebrity culture and the influence this can have on ordinary 'mortals'. With a specially commissioned score and carefully choreographed aerial theatre, the piece uses text, movement and music to create a visually stunning and provocative piece of theatre.

Youthful, enthralling, charismatic, and with bags of attitude, The Demon Barbers combine solid traditional acoustic instruments and songs with the added oomph of a superbly tight rhythm section, making a unique and captivating sound. The show also features the world premiere of a pilot project created by Damien Barber. Be the first to see the stunning fusion between traditional clog dance, break dance, beat box and percussion. -- www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk