London play to be beamed to Guthrie

In an experiment that's both new and old, the National Theater in London is filming performances of "Phedre" starring actress Helen Mirren, and a handful of its other plays this season, and beaming them to theaters in the U.S. and elsewhere.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Morning Edition arts commentator and St. Paul Pioneer Press theater critic Dominic Papatola about the pros and cons of this marriage of stage and screen.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, 07/08/2009, 8:25 a.m.