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Plot
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.
Writer | Jean Racine |
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Director | Robin Lough & Nicholas Hytner |
Actor | Helen Mirren, Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga |
Country | United Kingdom |
Production | National Theatre |