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National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009)
Directed by Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough
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.
Length 125 minutes
Actors
Helen Mirren | Dominic Cooper | Ruth Negga | Chipo Chung | John Shrapnel | Margaret Tyzack | Wendy Morgan | Stanley Townsend | Elliot Horne