National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009)
June 25, 2009
Drama
2h 5m


The result is carnage.
A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Nicholas Hytner
- Phèdre Helen Mirren
- Hippolytus Dominic Cooper
- Aricia Ruth Negga
- Ismene Chipo Chung
- Théramène John Shrapnel
- Oenone Margaret Tyzack
- Panope Wendy Morgan
- Theseus Stanley Townsend
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Keywords
- stage play
- filmed theater