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A table, a chair, and a book as her only props: with next to nothing but a remarkable actor, François Gremaud brings to life an iconic Phaedra.
Playful and witty, the director revisits the life and death of the second wife of Theseus, King of Athens, through his now-famous lecture-performances devoted to tragic female figures. With the air of a novice teacher, Romain Daroles presents Racine’s text, book in hand. With infectious enthusiasm, gradually swept up by his passion for alexandrines, he begins to play all the characters—and in doing so, the entire play, act by act... A breathtaking performance by an actor, wholly imbued with the joyful complicity of sharing his passion for Racine.
