Originally written in French, this play, described by the writer as 'a tragic farce' jolts us into the awareness that a very thin line separates the ludicrous from the pathetic. Wry, moving, hilarious and disturbing by turns, on one level 'Father' is a family drama and on another a searing picture of mental dysfunction and the toll it takes on both sufferer and carer.
THE FATHER, in this translation by Christopher Hampton, was commissioned by the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath, and first presented on 16 October 2014.