

National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Visit website7.8/10 • 5
2009-06-25 • 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.
- Directors
- Robin Lough, Nicholas Hytner

National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Visit website2009-06-25 • 2h 5m
7.8/10 • 5
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.
- Directors
- Robin Lough, Nicholas Hytner
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsHelen Mirren
Phèdre
Dominic Cooper
Hippolytus
Ruth Negga
Aricia
Chipo Chung
Ismene
John Shrapnel
Théramène
Margaret Tyzack
Oenone
Wendy Morgan
Panope
Stanley Townsend
Theseus
Elliot Horne
Phèdre's Son
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- English
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