June 25, 2009
125 minutes
Drama
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.
Trailer
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)
Elliot Horne
(Phèdre's Son)
