Phaedra Tickets
Janet McTeer stars in director Simon Stone’s (Yerma) thrilling new version of the epic Greek tragedy about lust, loneliness and power.
The epic Greek tragedy reimagined
Janet McTeer stars as tragic heroine Phaedra at the National Theatre, in a thrilling new production from Simon Stone (Yerma). The Greek tragedy is a compelling and fierce story of desire and power.Phaedra has spent years with a single-minded focus on her political career, but it is time to turn her attention to her personal life. When a figure from her past reappears, her entire belief system - the root of her power and success - is shaken to its core.
Seneca’s famous tragedy is reimagined in a striking new play by writer-director Simon Stone, whose radical production of Yerma, starring Billie Piper, enthralled London audiences in 2016.
Olivier Award winner Janet McTeer leads the cast of Phaedra in London. Her extensive credits include Ozark and Bernhardt/Hamlet. The cast also includes Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent) in his London stage debut, Paul Chahidi, and Mackenzie Davis.
Lust and loneliness are a toxic, devastating cocktail in this must-see show. Book Phaedra tickets to experience a masterful new staging of a classic.
Sorry this show closed 08 April 2023, we recommend these similar productions.
Performance dates:
07 Apr 2023 - 08 Apr 2023
Running time:
2 hours and 40 minutes including an interval.
Age recommendation:
No age recommendation has been set. See Audience Notes for content warnings.
Audience Notes:
This is a multilingual production with English subtitles. The show features strong language, sexual references and content, nudity, description of graphic violence and self-harm, depiction of suicide and periods of darkness in the auditorium.
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Phaedra Reviews
User Reviews
Families! They do talk over each other & fast, but it does make it hard for the audience. This is a visceral dipiction of what happens when behaviour is excused/justified by emotions "I love him" etc. An emotional chaos with human wreckage.
Performance date: 08 April 2023
1/24
Enthralling. Fantastic staging and acting, although the they do speak a bit too fast at some points, especially at the beginning. A bright, glamorous and relatable tradegy with a sprinkling of humour. A soap opera greek tradegy.