Synopsis
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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Cast
- Helen MirrenPhèdre
- Dominic CooperHippolytus
- Ruth NeggaAricia
- Chipo ChungIsmene
- John ShrapnelThéramène
- Margaret TyzackOenone
- Wendy MorganPanope
- Stanley TownsendTheseus
- Elliot HornePhèdre's Son
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