This is the Audio Described version of Phèdre.

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.

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Filmed by National Theatre Live.
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