National Theatre Live: Phèdre
The result is carnage.
Not Rated
Drama
Starring: Helen Mirren, Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Chipo Chung, John Shrapnel
Writer: Jean Racine
Release Date:
June 25, 2009
June 25, 2009
Ratings:
7.8 / 10
7.8 / 10
Director:
Robin Lough & Nicholas Hytner
Robin Lough & Nicholas Hytner
Companies:
National Theatre
National Theatre
Overview
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.
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