National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009)

The result is carnage.

A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all. One of the first five episodes also released on terrestrial TV on a 2009 BBC TV series titled "National Theatre Live".

Genres: Drama

Stars: Helen Mirren, Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Chipo Chung, John Shrapnel