Synopsis and play: The elderly Andre finds that he can no longer recognize the reality he is in. Familiar things are constantly disappearing, and familiar people are becoming strange… Memory and time are becoming more and more chaotic. He doesn’t know where he is, nor does he understand why his daughter insists on finding a caregiver for him. Moreover, he doesn’t understand why strangers have been intruding into his life recently… The play The Father won the best script of the heavyweight French drama award, the Molière Drama Award in 2014. From 2015 to 2016, it was nominated for the best script award of many major awards such as Tony, Laurence Olivier, London Evening Standard, and New York Outer Critics Circle. So far, multiple stage versions of it have been staged in more than 45 countries around the world.
The film of the same name The Father (also known as The Father Trapped in Time) has received more than 100 nominations for film awards in many countries and won more than 30 awards including the best adapted screenplay and best actor at the 93rd Academy Awards. Media reviews: “One of the best works in nearly a decade.” —The Times “A play that continuously disrupts the audience’s expectations. It has the structure of a suspense drama and the cruel sharpness of Pinter’s plays.” —The Guardian “It is the most accurate, fascinating, and saddest portrayal of dementia that I have ever seen.” —Daily Mail Opening hours: December 26th – December 27th, Thursday – Friday. The performance time and duration are subject to the site.【Hangzhou】The Father, a year-end blockbuster starring Jin Shijie and Tian Shui from Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center
Synopsis and play: The elderly Andre finds that he can no longer recognize the reality he is in. Fam[...]
