Productions
Phèdre Press Reviews
Below you will find press reviews for the Phèdre National Theatre Live broadcast on 25 June 2009 from the UK, US and Australia.
‘From the moment the curtain rose in the theatre [...] it all felt thrillingly live and alive. The excitement was in seeing the actors [...] in intense close-up' Read review in full.
Independent
‘Last night was the first time a performance in one of his theatres had gone simultaneously cinematic. It won't be, can't be, mustn't be the last.' Read review in full. The Times
‘If everyone had the National Theatre on their doorstep, the world, surely, would be a better place. Thanks to modern technology, that futuristic dream could become a reality any day now.' Read review in full. Telegraph
‘The National Theatre made history last night [...] this is only the beginning of a revolution in making theatre available in ways of which we had never dreamed.' Read review in full.
Guardian
- Guardian (from Harrogage)
- Mark Lawson's Guardian Blog Post
- LA Times
- New York Times
- The Wall Street Journal
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Boston Globe
- The National Business Review - New Zealand
- Tonight - South Africa
- Listen to Mark Lawson's experience of watching Phèdre on Radio 4's Front row
- Listen again to a National Public Radio (USA) report on NT Live
