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.
- Year: 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: National Theatre
- Keyword: stage play, filmed theater
- Director: Robin Lough, Nicholas Hytner
- Cast: Helen Mirren, Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Chipo Chung, John Shrapnel, Margaret Tyzack