National Theatre Live: Phèdre

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National Theatre Live: Phèdre

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

Release Date

2009-06-25

Year

2009

Duration

2h 5m

Status

Released

Score

7.80

Genres

#stage-play#filmed-theater

Cast

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Phèdre

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Hippolytus

Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Aricia

Chipo Chung

Chipo Chung

Ismene

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Théramène

Margaret Tyzack

Margaret Tyzack

Oenone

Wendy Morgan

Wendy Morgan

Panope

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Theseus

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Elliot Horne

Phèdre's Son