
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.
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Cast

Helen Mirren
Phèdre

Dominic Cooper
Hippolytus

Ruth Negga
Aricia

Chipo Chung
Ismene

John Shrapnel
Théramène

Margaret Tyzack
Oenone

Wendy Morgan
Panope

Stanley Townsend
Theseus

Elliot Horne
Phèdre's Son