Balgarianovinite.com The second premiere of the play The Bacchae took place on Saturday before an audience of around 10,000 spectators at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in Greece, Ivan Vazov National Theatre Director Vasil Vasilev told the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) on Sunday. The audience rewarded the actors with more than 10 minutes of applause.
Among those attending the performance were BTA Director General Kiril Valchev, Athens-Macedonian News Agency Chief Editor John Georgiou, as well as Swedish choreographer Fredrik ‘Benke’ Rydman, creator of the stage concept for Bulgaria’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna in May 2026, which Bulgaria won with the song Bangaranga performed by singer Darina Yotova, better known as Dara.
The first premiere of The Bacchae was held on July 10 and was once again greeted with applause from the audience.
The Bacchae is the last surviving tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides and depicts the return of the god Dionysus to Thebes and his conflict with King Pentheus. Directed by Javor Gardev, it is a co-production of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia and the National Theatre of Northern Greece. Bulgarian actor Leonid Yovchev stars as Dionysus. The performance features Bulgarian and Greek actors, and the music is performed live by the British band The Tiger Lillies.
On July 13, the Ivan Vazov National Theatre’s summer tour in Greece will be presented at the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) National Press Club in Athens.
The tour schedule is as follows: July 10 – Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus; July 11 – Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus; July 15 – Vrahon Theatre, Vyronas, Athens; July 17 – Petra Theatre, Athens; July 18 – Veakeio Theatre, Piraeus; July 20 – Siviri Amphitheatre, Halkidiki (Kassandra Festival); July 22 – Gis Theatre, Thessaloniki; July 24 – Katrakio Theatre, Nikaia, Athens; July 26 – Ancient Theatre of Dodona (Dodoni Festival); August 26 – Olympia Theatre, Floka, Ancient Olympia; August 28 – Ancient Theatre of Dion, Pieria; August 30 – Lycabettus Theatre, Athens; September 2 – Ancient Theatre of Philippi, Kavala. Javor Gardev’s Play “The Bacchae” Takes Stage before Some 10,000 Spectators in Epidaurus 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-12 10:48:02 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
