Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Award-Winning Play Coming To Kucom Theatre

The Father is a powerful and deeply affecting play by Florian Zeller, translated into English by  Christopher Hampton. Hailed as "the most acclaimed new play of the last decade" following its premiere in September 2012, The Father explores the unsettling experience of dementia through the eyes of André, an aging man whose grasp on reality is steadily deteriorating.

This powerful and intriguing psychological drama is now coming to Kucom Theatre for a two-week season, opening on 4 September.

Director Victor Scott, whose directing credits for Kucom include When the Rain Stops Falling (2021) and Things I Know To Be True (2023), has assembled an impressive cast featuring Geoff Stewart-McLean as André, with Anzjuli Venter, Gordon Lowe, Sarah Nievandt, Michael Brennan, and Asta Ryan.

Early Bird bookings for The Father will open on Monday 23 June for one week only.

Bookings can be made via humantix.com. For all accessible seating and Companion Card purchases, please contact the Kucom bookings team on 0419756840.

The Father, a powerful play by Florian Zeller about dementia, opens at Kucom Theatre on 4 September, directed by Victor Scott with a talented cast. Early Bird bookings start 23 June for one week. Image supplied

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