National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009)
The result is carnage.
2009 · 2h 5m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Robin Lough, Nicholas Hytner
Music by: Adam Cork
Cast
Helen Mirren as PhèdreDominic Cooper as HippolytusRuth Negga as AriciaChipo Chung as IsmeneJohn Shrapnel as ThéramèneMargaret Tyzack as OenoneWendy Morgan as PanopeStanley Townsend as TheseusElliot Horne as Phèdre's SonMore like this
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