REVIEW: The Son, Duke Of York’s Theatre London ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews the West End transfer of Kiln Theatre’s The Son by Florian Zeller at the Duke Of York’s Theatre, London.
Mark Ludmon reviews the West End transfer of Kiln Theatre’s The Son by Florian Zeller at the Duke Of York’s Theatre, London.
The full cast is announced for Florian Zeller’s The Son, in a translation by Christopher Hampton, as it transfers to the Duke Of York’s Theatre, London.
Michael Longhurst’s critically acclaimed production of Florian Zeller’s The Son will transfer to The Duke Of York’s Theatre, London in August 2019.
Paul T Davies reviews Florian Zeller’s The Height Of The Storm with Jonathan Pryce and Dame Eileen Atkins at the Wyndham’s Theatre.
Award-winning star of stage and screen Jonathan Pryce and three-time Olivier award-winning Dame Eileen Atkins are to star in Florian Zeller’s new play The Height Of The Storm on tour and then at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.
Following successful runs at the Theatre Royal Bath, the Tricycle Theatre in London and a West End season at Wyndham’s Theatre, Florian Zeller’s Moliere award-winning play, The Father will play at the Duke of York’s Theatre for a limited five week run, 24thFebruary – 26th March 2016, prior to a national tour. Kenneth Cranham reprises his role as Andre. 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. The production is directed by James MacDonald, translated by Christopher Hampton, designed by Miriam Buether with lighting designed by Guy Hoare and sound designed by Christopher Shutt. The Father will transfer … Read more
In the early stages of the play, this approach is both confronting and disarming. I found myself consulting the programme to check who was who before catching on to Zeller’s conceit (as opposed to thinking I had missed something). Once you click into the right receptive mode, accept you will not understand everything, you are free to marvel at Kenneth Cranham’s extraordinary performance as André and gain some understanding of what it is to have your wits challenged by Alzheimer’s.