Three masterpieces by one of the most important French dramatists of the 17th century

Berenice

A tale of love and personal happiness in conflict with public duty

Phèdre

Concerns a princess with an overwhelming infatuation with her stepson

  

Britannicus

Lays bare the relationships at the heart of power as a world slips into moral chaos.

These new versions by Neil Bartlett and Robert David MacDonald, two of the country’s most distinguished director-translators, prove that Racine is far from untranslatable; they offer blisteringly effective poetry, urgent plotting and powerhouse roles for both actors and actresses.