The Father 2016 - Articles Page 1.8
Run Time:
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
Opened: April 14, 2016One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
Closing: June 19, 2016
The Father - 2016 - Broadway History , Info & More
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
The Father is the acclaimed new play by Florian Zeller, in a translation by two-time Tony winner Christopher Hampton, directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes.
The Father offers a fascinating look inside the mind of Andre (Frank Langella), a retired dancer living with his adult daughter Anne and her husband. Or is he a retired engineer receiving a visit from Anne who has moved away with her boyfriend? Why do strangers keep turning up in his room? And where has he left his watch?
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Review: ‘The Father’ Examines the Lion’s Mind in Winter
8 / 10
...Frank Langella, one of the most magnetic theater actors of his generation...As you may have gathered, 'The Father' offers one of the most disorienting experiences in town. Yet, as directed by Doug Hughes, this Manhattan Theater Club production exudes a cool clarity that borders on the clinical...Donald Holder's expert lighting leans more toward institutional uniformity than creeping shadows - though every so often, it shifts in ways that make you wonder if your eyes aren't playing tricks on you...everyone seems rather puny, compared with Mr. Langella's André, which is the intention. Dementia is ugly, but it is also inherently tragic. That's what Shakespeare saw in King Lear (himself a precursor to the absurdist existential hero). Mr. Langella impressively played that role several years ago, but it's here, in a more prosaic context, that he nails the rage, pathos and cruelty behind that titanic part....
‘The Father’ review: Frank Langella gives powerhouse performance
8 / 10
..The audience can never be sure what's going on, where we are or who everyone is in 'The Father,' a jarring and intense French drama by Florian Zeller (translated into English by Christopher Hampton) that is told from the perspective of an 80-year-old man suffering from severe dementia...Doug Hughes' focused production is built around an all-out, highly emotional performance from Langella that brings to mind King Lear's extreme fall from security into chaos...a dramatically effective and culturally important one that forces the audience to see the world through the eyes of someone with dementia and identify with him. It should be mandatory viewing for anyone who knows a person with dementia.
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The Father FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of The Father have there been?
The Father has had 8 productions including Broadway which opened in 1912, Broadway which opened in 1928, Broadway which opened in 1949, Broadway which opened in 1962, Broadway which opened in 1981, Broadway which opened in 1996, Broadway which opened in 2016 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2016.
What Tony Awards has The Father been nominated for?
The Father has been nominated for Best Play at the Tony Awards.
What awards has The Father been nominated for?
The Father has been nominated for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play at the Drama League Awards for Florian Zeller and Outstanding New Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Florian Zeller.
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