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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.

2009 |2h 5m |  Drama

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Cast

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Helen Mirren

Phèdre

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Dominic Cooper

Hippolytus

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Ruth Negga

Aricia

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Chipo Chung

Ismene

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John Shrapnel

Théramène

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Margaret Tyzack

Oenone

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Wendy Morgan

Panope

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Stanley Townsend

Theseus

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Released

Language

English

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