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Racine, the French Shakespeare, tells the tale of tragic love. Passion overpowers reason for Phedre, who has fallen lustfully in love with her stepson. Her shameless attraction is forbidden, incestuous, unstoppable. The drama that unfolds is a delicate balance of poetic beauty and tragedy. Running time 2 hours with no interval
Cast/Performers
Dominic Cooper (Hippolytus),
Helen Mirren (Phaedra),
Margaret Tyzack (Oenone),
Portia Booroff (Ensemble),
Chipo Chung (Ismene),
Alexander D'Andrea (Ensemble),
Wendy Morgan (Panope),
Ruth Negga (Africa),
Elizabeth Nestor (Ensemble),
John Shrapnel (Theramene),
Stanley Townsend (Theseus),
Tristram Wymark (Ensemble)
Creatives/Company
Author:
Jean Baptiste RacineCorporate Sponsor:
Coutts and CoProducer:
National TheatreAdapted by:
Ted HughesDirector:
Nicholas HytnerDesign:
Bob CrowleyLighting:
Paule ConstableMusic:
Adam Cork