THE FATHER
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse
27th February – 4th March 2023
The Father – By Florian Zeller and translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Charlie Tomlinson
The Father (Le Père) is a play about a man called Andre. 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…
A sobering and realistic family story, and an unsentimental, emotionally intense look at the world through the eyes of a man experiencing dementia.
The Father, in this English translation by Christopher Hampton, was commissioned by the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath and premiered in October 2014. The production transferred to the Tricycle Theatre, London, in May 2015, and subsequently to Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End. The Father was awarded the Moliere Award for Best Play and the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor.
In 2020 a film version called The Father was released starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, which won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, while Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse are proudly supporting Together Dementia Support with this production, and will be collecting donations at every performance for this amazing charity. For further information, please visit – https://www.togetherdementiasupport.org
Warning: Contains scenes that some may find upsetting.
Age Guidance: 14+
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Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Theatre
Price:
General Admission: GBP 15.5
