Details

Tragic epic. Portrait of a powerful woman torn apart by sexual obsession. Phaedra is a woman stricken with a blind, all consuming love for a young man half her age. Her step-son. She struggles to reconcile her uncontrollable desire with her duty and obligations as a wife, mother and public figure.

Cast/Performers

Sheila Gish (Phaedra), Daniel Betts (Hippolytus), George Anton (Theseus), Kate Gartside (Aricia), Rupert Frazer (Theramenes), Sheila Burrell (Oenone), Sarah Vermande (Ismene), Brigid Zengeni (Panope)

Creatives/Company

Author: Jean Racine
Company: Concentric Circles
Director: Christopher Fettes
Design: Agnes Treplin
Lighting: David Lawrence
Music: Patrick Nunn