Phedre Tickets
National Theatre Lyttelton, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX
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Consumed by an uncontrollable passion for her young stepson and believing Theseus, her absent husband, to be dead, Phedre confesses her darkest desires and enters the world of nightmare. When Theseus returns, alive and well, Phedre, fearing exposure, accuses her stepson of rape. The result is carnage.
Helen Mirren takes the title role in this savage play by Jean Racine, translated into muscular free verse by Ted Hughes. Please note: Tickets are limited to 4 per customer for this production. This show has a running time of 2 hours, without an interval. Owing to the nature of this performance, latecomers may not be admitted to the auditorium.