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

Ben Meyjes (Hippolytus), Clare Higgins (Phaedra), Sean Campion, Michael Feast, Linda Bassett, Marcella Plunkett, Lucy-Anne Holmes, Janet Whiteside

Creatives/Company

Author: Jean Racine
Producer: Donmar Warehouse
Adapted by: Frank McGuinness (after Racine)
Director: Tom Cairns
Design(s): Tom Cairns, Lorna Heavey (video)
Costume: Amy Roberts
Lighting: Bruno Poet
Music(s): Ben Ringham, Max Ringham
Sound: Christopher Shutt