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The Father

By Florian Zeller. Starring Kenneth Cranham as Andre, an old man with dementia, and Claire Skinner as his daughter, struggling to balance his care with the demands of her own life.

Kenneth Cranham's moving portrayal of a man suffering from dementia in Florian Zeller's award-winning stage play, translated by Christopher Hampton.

This darkly funny drama tells the story of 80-year-old 础苍诲谤茅's declining mental powers and the efforts of his daughter Anne (Claire Skinner) to balance caring for him with the demands of her own life.

A Theatre Royal Bath/Ustinov Studio/Tricyle Theatre production directed by James Macdonald.

Winner of the 2014 Moli猫re award for France's best play, The Father by Florian Zeller received five star reviews across the board in the UK.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Sep 2017 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Andre Kenneth Cranham
Anne Claire Skinner
Pierre Nicholas Gleaves
Laura Kirsty Oswald
Man Jim Sturgeon
Woman Rebecca Charles
Sound Designer Christopher Shutt
Director James Macdonald
Producer Mary Peate
础苍诲谤茅 Kenneth Cranham
Director James MacDonald
Writer Florian Zeller

Broadcast

  • Sun 24 Sep 2017 21:00

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"I don't really like translations that jolt you out of the piece into another time"

"I don't really like translations that jolt you out of the piece into another time"

Christopher Hampton on translating Florian Zeller's dramas The Mother and The Father