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Phaedra

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

by JEAN RACINE
First performed in 1677 A new translation by JOHN EDMUNDS
Barbara Jefford as Phaedra Christopher Guinee as Hippolytus and Paul Daneman
Sheila Allen , Prunella Scales and Timothy West
Pherfre was written when Racine was 38, and it brings to an end the so-called ' pagan' period of his dramatic writing. Before his death in 1699 he (continued on facing page)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Racine
Translation By:
John Edmunds
Translation By:
Barbara Jefford
Unknown:
Christopher Guinee
Unknown:
Paul Daneman
Unknown:
Sheila Allen
Unknown:
Prunella Scales
Unknown:
Timothy West
Source: Radio Times

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