National Theatre Live: Phèdre

National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009)

June 25th, 20092h 5min

Drama
95%

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.


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