The Father

By Florian Zeller and Translated by Christopher Hampton

Nominated for 8 Jessie Richardson Awards and the winner of 6 – Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor, Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress, Outstanding Set Design, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Direction and Best Production for Small Theatre.

“The Father, is a conduit of grief. Its conclusion left me undone.”

—COLIN THOMAS, MAPPING THE INTUITIVE

Photo by Tim Matheson

The Father was the company’s inaugural production. Produced in November 2019 at The Cultch Lab, It played to sold-out houses and was listed twice as one of the top 10 shows of 2019.

The Father is a multi-award-winning play written by one of the most exciting playwrights of our time. This production marks the Western Canadian premiere of Florian Zeller’s work. The Father is a deeply moving and unsentimental portrayal of the realities of living with dementia. Winner of the 2014 Moliére Award (France’s most prestigious theatre prize) for best new play, The Father took Paris, London and New York by storm, garnering a plethora of awards and accolades along the way.

It is a deeply moving, fearless, and humanizing portrayal of a man in mental decline whose daughter desperately tries to care for him as he fights to maintain his autonomy and identity.

“[McNulty’s] performance rings with authenticity, variation, truth and compassion.”

— CHRISTINE PILGRIM, VANCOUVER PRESENTS

Photo by Tim Matheson

“Vancouver’s newest theatre company is already proving they’re a force to be reckoned with, debuting with a show as disarming to the cast as it is to the audience.”

—BECCA CLARKSON, SAD MAGAZINE

Writer: Florian Zeller

Translation: Christopher Hampton

Producer: The Search Party

Director: Mindy Parfitt

Cast: Kevin McNulty
Jillian Fargey
Agnes Tong
Kayvon Khoshkam
Emma Slipp
Stephen Lobo

Set Design: Amir Ofek

Costume Design: Jessica Oostergo

Lighting Design: Itai Erdal

Sound Composition: Owen Belton

Stage Manager: Rebecca Mulvihill

Production Manager: Ace Martens

Publicist: Teresa Travato

“The Father is both brutally honest and intriguingly cryptic, and Zeller’s portrayal of dementia is thoughtful and challenging.”

— ABIGAIL BRYANT, PLAYSTOSEE.COM

CONTACT

The Search Party is grateful to operate on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.