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Father, The (Hampton/Zeller)

The thing is, Andre is still wearing his pyjamas, and he can't find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he's losing control.

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Senior, Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Moliere Award for Best Play (2014)
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.

REVIEWS:

"A wonderfully peculiar, quietly stunning depiction of dementia... A controlled, unforgettable portrait of losing your memory."

 Times

"A vivid, lucent translation by Christopher Hampton."

 Observer

"One of the most acute, absorbing and distressing portraits of dementia I've ever seen."

 Daily Telegraph

"A play that constantly confounds expectations and works almost like a thriller, with a sinister Pinteresque edge."

 Guardian

Premiere Production: 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.
  • Casting: 3M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Parts for Senior Actors

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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.

$24.95