The National Theatre's production of Jean Racine's tragedy "Phedre," in a version by British poet Ted Hughes, is so full of "woe is me" lamentations that when John Shrapnel as Theramene begins his ...

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Watching a broadcast of a theatrical event is an odd-duck experience, and that’s only intensified when you watch it in an actual theater. Acting for the stage is a different animal from acting on film ...

The summer blockbuster coming to a theater near you is...a Greek tragedy? Not quite, but a new stage production of "Phèdre" by the National Theatre in London will be getting some extra exposure ...

There’s plenty that could distance the audience from the happenings in “Phèdre,” the Greek tragedy — not least that some characters are descended from gods, and can promptly call in favors from the ...

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) begins the New Year with Jean Racine’s grand “Phèdre” in a world premiere translation by Timberlake Wertenbaker that marks first-time coproduction with Canada’s ...

PHEDRE, Keyhole Theatre Company, and ANDROMACHE, Keyhole Theatre Company. You can’t help but cheer the ambition of mounting two tumultuous five-act Jean Racine tragedies in rotating repertory on a ...

Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren will bring her acclaimed production of Jean Racine’s Phèdre to the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s new Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, D.C. in September, according ...

Carriage House Theater (541 Third St. in Ann Arbor), a community theater troupe, will host a 2014 season kickoff reception on Thursday, June 12 at 10 p.m., following the opening night performance of ...

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If you require any further proof that human technology changes much more quickly than human nature, grab a seat at the Guthrie, where a broadcast of the National Theatre’s production of Racine’s ...