Phaedra (after Racine)

Phaedra (2005) is a play by Jon Fosse, freely based on Jean Racine's Phaedra.

In the play Fosse has followed the plot drawn by Racine, but describing the characters through other lines in his own language. Fosse's Phaedra had its world premiere with Swedish Riksteatern in 2005.

Source:

Scenekunst, arkiv.scenekunst.no, 24.02.2013, http://arkiv.scenekunst.no/artikkel_1328.nml

Information

(Objekt ID 3658)
Object type Artwork
Original title Fedra
Work type Script
Published 2005
Original language Norwegian Nynorsk
Categories Tragedy
Creators (2)
Jon Fosse – Author
Jean Racine – Author
Productions (1)
Title Premiere
Phaedra (Swedish Riksteatern) 2005