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Florian Zeller’s Molière award-winning play The Father returns to the West End

Winner of three Moliere Awards including Best Play 2014, The Tricycle theatre & Theatre Royal Bath’s critically acclaimed production of The Father returns to the West End following it a sell-out run at the Wyndham’s Theatre in 2015.

Florian Zeller’s play, starring Kenneth Cranham, takes us into the confused world of an elderly man and his carer daughter.

The Father makes us see things as if through the confused eyes of Andre, as he struggles to make sense of a progressively befuddling world. Sound grim? It’s not. It’s a play that constantly confounds expectations.

The Father runs from 24 February 2016 until 26 March 2016 at the Duke of York’s Theatre.

STORY

Now 80 years old, Andre was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter Anne and her husband Antoine. Or was he an engineer whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pyjamas, and he can’t find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he’s losing control.

CREATIVE TEAM

The Father by Florian Zeller, in a translation by Christopher Hampton is directed by James Macdonald, with scenic design by Miriam Buether, lighting by Guy Hoare and sound by Christopher Shutt.

CAST

Kenneth Cranham reprises his role as Andre alongside Amanda Drew (Three Days in the Country, Enron, Broadchurch) as Anne, Rebecca Charles (Les Liaisons Dangereuses), Brian Doherty (Call the Midwife), Daniel Flynn (Stephen Ward) and Jade Williams (Young Chekhov Trilogy).

Reviews

★★★★★ ‘Ferocious, Charming and playful’ Guardian
★★★★★ ‘A distinguished rendering of an original drama’ The Observer
★★★★★ ‘The Father is a quietly spoken revelation’ The Times
★★★★★ ‘It’s as sharp and surprising a play as you’ll see all year’ The Times
★★★★★ ‘Mesmerising’ The Stage
★★★★★ ‘Heartbreaking… most moving’ The Independent
‘★★★★★ ‘A searingly honest, admirably empathetic piece of work’ Time Out

Reviews are from the Tricycle theatre production starring Claire Skinner and Kenneth Cranham

Show Information

Important Notes

Running Time: 1 hour 35 minutes Age Restrictions: Recommended: Ages 12+

Venue Information

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Full casting announced for The Father

Full casting has been announced for Florian Zeller's The Father which returns to the West End following successful runs at Theatre Royal Bath, the Tricycle Theatre and Wyndham's Theatre last year. Kenneth Cranham reprises his role as Andre alongside Amanda Drew (Three Days in the Country, Enron, Broadchurch) as Anne, Rebecca Charles (Les Liaisons Dangereuses), Brian Doherty (Call the Midwife), Daniel Flynn (Stephen Ward) and Jade Williams (Young Chekhov Trilogy). Florian Zeller's award-winning black comedy centres on an ageing man with an unreliable memory and his relationship with his daughter and son-in-law. James Macdonald's acclaimed production played a West End season at the Wyndham's Theatre last year and will run from 24 February until 26 March 2016 at the Duke of York's Theatre, prior to a national tour. BOOKING Book tickets to The Father

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The Father returns to the West End

The critically acclaimed and sell-out production of The Father returns to the West End James Macdonald's acclaimed production of The Father starring Kenneth Cranham will return to the West End following its highly successful run at the Wyndham's Theatre in late 2015. The production which originated at the Theatre Royal, Bath,  and played the Tricycle Theatre before transferring to the Wyndham's Theatre will play a 5 week run at the Duke of York's Theatre prior to a national tour. Kenneth Cranham reprises his role with further casting to be announced. The Father will play a strictly limited season from 24 February 2016 until 26 March 2016 at the Duke of York's Theatre. See here for more information on The Father  

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First look at Claire Skinner in The Father

First look at the Theatre Royal Bath and the Tricycle Theatre's critically acclaimed production of The Father at the Wyndham’s theatre. Starring Kenneth Cranham and Claire Skinner The Father is Florian Zeller’s hugely rewarding play about an elderly man with dementia and the efforts of his daughter to balance her love for her father and the need to care for him with the demands of her own life and relationships. Winner of three Moliere Awards including Best Play 2014, The Tricycle theatre & Theatre Royal Bath’s critically acclaimed production of The Father plays a strictly limited season from 30 September 2015 until 21 November 2015 at the Wyndham’s theatre. BOOKING Book tickets to The Father

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