Renowned play Who Killed My Father to perform at Universal Hall Findhorn
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An award winning play is coming to Moray.
Who Killed My Father, presented by touring theatre company Surrogate will visit Findhorn's Universal Hall on Saturday May 20 as part of their Scottish Spring Tour.
The play is based on the memoir of the same name by Édouard Louis, translated by Lorin Stein and adapted and directed for stage by Nora Wardell.
Growing up gay in a small town in France, Édouard endured the violence and homophobia of his alcoholic, right-wing father, a factory worker.
In 2000, his father suffered an accident in the workplace which left him bed-bound and on morphine for the pain. Now, Édouard confronts his father, uncovering a startling connection between political decisions and his father’s broken body.
Édouard’s anger transforms to compassion as his father’s capacity for violence appears to be the product of years of social brutality. Louis sets about rewriting the recent social and political history of France, exposing how the consequences of neo-liberal ‘reforms’ inflicted on the lives of workers are lived out in their own bodies.
Who Killed My Father is an intimate declaration of love from son to father and a defiant call for social justice.
Surrogate are also offering a free preparatory workshop for ticket holders on Friday May 19 from 2-5pm at Universal Hall.
The play is suitable for ages 16 +. Tickets are available online here and cost £12 for General Admission and £10 for concessions.
The show will begin at 7.30pm on May 20.
