National Theatre Live: Phèdre
(2009)
June 25, 2009• 2h 5m
78%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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".
Nicholas Hytner
Director
Top Billed Cast
HM
Helen Mirren
Phèdre
DC
Dominic Cooper
Hippolytus
RN
Ruth Negga
Aricia
CC
Chipo Chung
Ismene
JS
John Shrapnel
Théramène
MT
Margaret Tyzack
Oenone
WM
Wendy Morgan
Panope
ST
Stanley Townsend
Theseus
EH
Elliot Horne
Phèdre's Son
