Skip to main content

Phèdre

Booking and details

Consumed by an uncontrollable passion for her young stepson, and believing her absent husband is dead, Phèdre confesses her darkest desires and enters the world of nightmare.

Helen Mirren plays the title role in this acclaimed production of the classic Greek tragedy.

Performed 4 June — 27 August 2009 in the Lyttelton Theatre.