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Phaedra

a new play by Simon Stone
after Euripides, Seneca and Racine

Phaedra poster with a sliced and repeated photo of Janet McTeer and Assaad Baoub

Booking and details

This production played in the Lyttelton Theatre from 1 February – 8 April 2023.

In a house of glass, one must not throw stones.

After years of fierce focus on her political career, a politician turns her attention to her personal life.

The reappearance of a figure from her past shakes the foundations of her house and the beliefs that have underpinned her power.

As buried lust and loneliness surge to the surface, her actions threaten to destroy everything she has built.

Writer-Director Simon Stone (Yerma, Young Vic) reimagines Seneca’s famous tragedy in this striking new play.

The cast includes Janet McTeer (Ozark, The Menu) and Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent, Bad Sisters) in his London stage debut.

Olivier Awards 2023 Nomination

Best Actress – Janet McTeer

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Suitability

Please note: This is a multilingual production with English subtitles. It also contains very strong language, offensive language, sexual references, sexual content, nudity, description of graphic violence and self harm, depiction of suicide and themes which some people may find upsetting. There will be periods of sustained darkness throughout the performance.

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Phaedra poster with a sliced and repeated photo of Janet McTeer and Assaad Baoub
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Cast

Production team

Director

Simon Stone

Set Designer

Chloe Lamford

Chloe Lamford

Costume Designer and Associate Set Designer

Mel Page

Mel Page

Lighting Designer

James Farncombe

James Farncombe

Composer and Sound Designer

Stefan Gregory

Stefan Gregory

Casting

Alastair Coomer CDG

Alastair Coomer CDG

Associate Director

Nimmo Ismail

Nimmo Ismail

Intimacy Coordinator

Ingrid Mackinnon

Ingrid Mackinnon

Dialect Coach

Danièle Lydon

Danièle Lydon

Photography (Assaad Bouab and Janet McTeer) by Sebastian Nevols