Friday, June 19, 2009

Helen Mirren is Phèdre!

See Helen Mirren on stage in London in Jean Racine's Phèdre at your local theatre. This is an experiment in presenting the best of theatre on the screen and will be the first of four plays from the National Theatre in London. It is being screened worldwide, via a satellite feed in HD, on Thursday June 25.
Racine's play, first performed in 1677, has been re-translated by Brit Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. Here is an article on the play with various British reviews.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/06/helen-mirren-in-ph%C3%A8dre-what-did-the-critics-think.html
Here's Helen promoting the event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc6umkTLcao
Canadian tickets can be bought online or at the theatre. Visit www.cineplex.com/events
Julian D.

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