National Theatre presents

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

Name: National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-06-25

directed by Robin Lough & Nicholas Hytner

“The result is carnage.”

20092h 5mDrama

National Theatre presents

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

directed by Robin Lough & Nicholas Hytner

“The result is carnage.”

20092h 5mDrama

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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".