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Phèdre

American  
[fe-druh] / ˈfɛ drə /

noun

  1. a tragedy (1677) by Racine.


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Pronouncing the word repugnant “repunge’nt” in a rehearsal of Phèdre in front of Nicholas Hytner and Helen Mirren.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2017

I remember going to the very first of these, Hytner's own production of Phèdre, with Helen Mirren, in 2009, and feeling it was revolutionary in its potential to enlarge the audience for drama.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2013

The National Theatre is now in its second season of NT Live, which began beaming live theatre into cinemas with its production of Phèdre with Helen Mirren.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2010

This was a somewhat different experience from doing Racine's "Phèdre" onstage in London, I suppose?

From Salon • May 23, 2010

To-morrow evening we go to the opera, and Wednesday to Madame Perier's, and Thursday is my reception, and Friday we have tickets to Phèdre at the Français.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 by Various

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