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National Theatre Live: Phèdre

The result is carnage.

9.5 average rating
9.5
English / 125 MIN. / 2009

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Helen MirrenDominic CooperRuth NeggaChipo ChungJohn ShrapnelMargaret TyzackWendy MorganStanley TownsendElliot Horne

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