Productions
Video and Interviews
Above is the pre-show material that was shown prior to the live broadcast of Phèdre on Thursday 25 June 2009. It includes interviews with director Nicholas Hytner on the challenges of working on Racine's great tragedy; Bob Crowley the designer; Blake Morrison on Ted Hughes' translation; and actors Dominic Cooper (Hippolytus) and Ruth Negga (Aricia).
And... listen to short interviews about the play (MP3 files):
Audio interview with Helen Mirren talking about her character, Phèdre.
Audio interview with Dominic Cooper talking about his character, Hippolytus.
Audio interview with Nicholas Hytner discussing Phèdre and NT Live.
