NT Live Broadcasts PHEDRE Live On Screens Across NYC And US, Begins 6/25

UK'S National Theatre NT LIVE To broadcast a live stage performance of PHÈDRE, Starring Academy Award Winner Helen Mirren- Beginning June 25, broadcasts of live performance to be shown on screens across New York City and throughout the U.S.

The pilot season of NT Live, a new initiative by the UK's National Theatre to broadcast live performances of plays onto cinema screens around the world will launch with a broadcast of Phèdre, by Jean Racine in a version by Ted Hughes starring Helen Mirren (The Queen) & Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia! film), directed by Nicholas Hytner.

In the New York City area, screenings can be seen at Film Society of Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy Of Music, the Director's Guild Theatre, Fairfield University (CT), Monmouth University (NJ) & the Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC).

The broadcast will also be shown on screens across the United States including the Mann Theatre in Hollywood, the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis and many more.

The launch of NT Live is Thursday, June 25, 2009. Broadcasts in the New York City area include:

The Director's Guild Theatre - Thursday, June 25 at 7:30pm

Monmouth University, NJ - Thursday, June 25 at 7pm

Brooklyn Academy Of Music - Thursday, July 9 at 7pm

Film Society of Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theater - Monday, July 6 at 4pm and 8pm

Fairfield University, CT - Saturday, July 11 at 2pm

Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC) - Monday, June 29 & Monday, July 13 at 7:30pm

SCHEDULE:
For a complete list of U.S. dates, times & locations, please check: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/47486/venues-amp-booking/united-states.html

TICKETS:
Ticket prices vary by venue. The average ticket price is $20.

Contact local venues for ticket information.

Consumed by an uncontrollable passion for her young stepson and believing Theseus, her absent husband, to be dead, Phedre (Mirren) confesses her darkest desires and enters the world of nightmare. When Theseus returns, alive and well, Phedre, fearing exposure, accuses her stepson of rape. The result is carnage.

NT Live is supported internationally by Travelex and distributed by New York-based BY Experience, Inc.