Teaser: Phaedra with Janet McTeer and Assaad Bouab at the National Theatre (2023)

Buried lust. Surging loneliness. Unsettled power. Phaedra’s actions threaten to destroy everything she has built. A striking new play: Simon Stone reimagines Seneca’s famous tragedy with a cast featuring Janet McTeer (Ozark) and Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent). Playing 1 Feb to 8 Apr 2023 in the Lyttelton theatre. -- Subscribe on YouTube: Sign up to our monthly newsletter: National Theatre TikTok: @nationaltheatre National Theatre Twitter: National Theatre Facebook: National Theatre Instagram: National Theatre Live Twitter: National Theatre Live Facebook: -- At the National Theatre in London, we make world-class the