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She wrote this play as a modern reworking of Seneca's ancient story "Phaedra." So, we’ve got that out of the way. Next let’s look at the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, laziness ...
Phaedra's Love is a Renaissance Austin Theatre ... is a stark contrast to the character as written by Euripides, Seneca, and Racine, three dramatists who have retold the story.
Besides, Phaedra's story—as told by Racine, Euripides, and Seneca—has nothing to do with the age of the woman and everything to do with the gods' interactions with Phaedra, her husband ...
‘Phaedra’ is billed as ‘after’ the tragedies by Euripides, Seneca and Racine, though unlike classic interpretations of the Phaedra legend, it’s not actually about a woman brought low by ...
Those expecting a traditional retelling of Seneca’s Phaedra may think they’ve walked into the wrong theatre when the Lyttelton curtain rises. There isn’t a tunic or a doric column to be seen ...
The National Theater’s “Phaedra,” through April 8, is a new play from the Australian writer-director Simon Stone that draws from Euripides, Seneca and Racine. McTeer plays Helen, an anxious ...
It's technically an adaptation, but writer-director Simon Stone takes bold liberties splicing the DNA of Seneca's Roman tragedy ... performances, this Phaedra is a savage beauty as terrifying ...