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An epic tale of love, jealousy and revenge. Under the auspices of the vengeful goddess Aphrodite, Phaedra, the young wife of Theseus, ruler of Athens, falls in love with Hippolytus, her stepson and when her nurse reveals her love, in shame commits suicide. Theseus in anger has his divine father Poseidon kill Hippolytus, believing that his son has committed adultery. Poseidon exacts the father's revenge and the dying Hippolytus is brought to him. The goddess Artemis appears and causes Theseus to lament when the ghastly truth is revealed. In a stifling town, tradition clings like ivy to the crumbling terraced walls. A young girl far from home is married to a man so old he could be her father. With a step-son her own age a tale of illicit love, lust and death unfolds in this erotic production.

Creatives/Company

Author: Euripides
Company: Actors of Dionysus