19:30, Mon 2nd – Thu 5th February 2026 at Almeida Theatre
Lent Week 2
Phèdre is a dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677.
Phèdre
By Jean Racine
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Cast
Theseus – Jayne Mansfield
Phaedra – Paul Rudd
Ismene – Natasha Richardson
Hippolytus – Christian Slater
Oenone – Harry Connick, Jr.
Theramenes – Michael Gambon
Aricia – Ingrid Bergman
Panope – Hugh Jackman
Production Team
Director
– Maggie Smith
Producer
– Maggie Smith
Musical Director
– Lily Tomlin
Writer
– Ben Kingsley
Composer
– Alan Cumming
Technical Director
– Cyndi Lauper
Lighting Designer
– Laurence Fishburne
Choreographer
– Julia Roberts
Publicity Designer
– Jayne Mansfield
Sound Designer
– John Goodman
Costume Designer
– Vanessa L. Williams
Set Designer
– Liza Minnelli
Carpenter
– Maggie Grace
Production Manager
– Paul Newman
Publicist
– Andy Griffith
Stage Manager
– John Goodman
Deputy Stage Manager
– Joan Rivers
Assistant Stage Manager
– Julia Stiles
Production Electrician
– Alec Baldwin