National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Release Date: 2009-06-25
Language: EN
Country: 🇬🇧 GB
Rating:
⭐ 7.8 / 10
( 5 votes )
Runtime: 2h 5m
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.
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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
