Phaedra

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Just days before the first night Paul withdrew from the production due to a severe throat infection. Unfortunately Paul will not now be in this show.

The King is missing, presumed dead. His warrior son is braced for inheritance but is betrayed by his heart. Phaedra, the tormented Queen has a terrifying secret that will shake Athens to its core.

Based on Euripides' Hippolytus, Racine's Phaedra, in a new adaptation by Frank McGuinness, reveals the devastating potential of love and the brutality of human nature.

This is a 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.

Background Information

Cast and Crew

Director: Tom Cairns
Adapted by: Frank McGuinness
Designer: Tom Cairns
Cast:
- Ben Meyjes
- Clare Higgins
- Linda Bassett
- Sean Campion
- Michael Feast
- Lucy-Anne Holmes
- Marcella Plunkett
- Janet Whiteside
Staged at: The Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London
Run: 6 April, 2006 - 3 June, 2006

Booking

Box Office: 0870 060 6624

Prices:

6 - 10 April 2006: Stalls: £24, £20 Circle: £20, £16, £13

12 April - 3 June 2006: Mon 7.30pm & Thurs 2.30pm: Stalls: £20 Circle: £15

Related Pages: The Work

External Links: The Donmar Warehouse Theatre

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