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The result is carnage.

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

7.8 2009 2h 5m12A
Drama

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".

Directed by Nicholas Hytner

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Helen Mirren
Helen MirrenPhèdre
Dominic Cooper
Dominic CooperHippolytus
Ruth Negga
Ruth NeggaAricia
Chipo Chung
Chipo ChungIsmene
John Shrapnel
John ShrapnelThéramène
Margaret Tyzack
Margaret TyzackOenone
Wendy Morgan
Wendy MorganPanope
Stanley Townsend
Stanley TownsendTheseus
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