National Theatre Live: Phèdre

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

125 mins | Drama | June 25, 2009

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.

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

125 mins | Drama | June 25, 2009

National Theatre Live: Phèdre
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.
Producers National Theatre of Great Britain Production
Original title National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Directors Nicholas Hytner
Writers Jean Racine

Cast

Helen Mirren

as Phèdre

Dominic Cooper

as Hippolytus

Ruth Negga

as Aricia

Chipo Chung

as Ismene

John Shrapnel

as Théramène

Margaret Tyzack

as Oenone

Wendy Morgan

as Panope

Stanley Townsend

as Theseus