Le Père

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Le Père ("The Father") is a French play by Florian Zeller (1979-)[1]


The original text

A black comedy about a man trying to cope with dementia, it was written and performed to acclaim in 2012,

The play won the Molière Award for Best Play in 2014.


Translations and adaptations

The play was translated into English as The Father by Christopher Hampton.

It was made into the film Floride in 2015.

Performance history in South Africa

2016: First produced as The Father at The Fugard Studio Theatre from 8 November to 3 December. Directed by **, with Marius Weyers, Anthea Thompson, Emily Child, Brent Palmer, Nicholas Pauling, Amy Louise Wilson. Set design is by Rocco Pool, costume design by Birrie le Roux and lighting design by Kieran McGregor.

Sources

Fugard Theatre publicity, November 2016.