National Theatre Live: Phèdre

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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. One of the first five episodes also released on terrestrial TV on a 2009 BBC TV series titled "National Theatre Live".

Cast: Helen Mirren, Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Chipo Chung, John Shrapnel, more

Director: Robin Lough, Nicholas Hytner

Genres: Drama

Cast

Helen Mirren

Phèdre

Dominic Cooper

Hippolytus

Ruth Negga

Aricia

Chipo Chung

Ismene

John Shrapnel

Théramène

Margaret Tyzack

Oenone

Wendy Morgan

Panope

Stanley Townsend

Theseus

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Elliot Horne

Phèdre's Son

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