The Father - Cameri Theatre

No latecomers will be admitted The Father – a new production by Elad Theater in collaboration with the Cameri Theater – returns to the stage with one of the most moving and impressive plays written in our generation. The Father, starring Dvir Bendak, is a play that moves between human drama and black comedy, rare in its beauty and honesty, the kind that leaves audiences leaving the hall wanting to hug their loved ones tightly. André, a man in his sixties, an engineer — or perhaps even a dancer — father to two daughters, or maybe just one. He lives in his own home, or perhaps in his daughter's home with her partner. On his wrist is an exquisitely precise watch, but the clock inside him is malfunctioning; that is called dementia. With great talent, compassion, and humor, the play leads us into André's thoughts. Unlike an ordinary play, we do not observe him from the outside but experience his world through his eyes — a world whose cracks keep widening into a chaotic reality. At every moment, André, together with us, tries to piece back together the crumbling mosaic of his life. Sometimes the threads connect, and sometimes they refuse to; people, places, times, and events intertwine, blur, disappear and reappear, all within a mind searching for an anchor in stormy waters. This is a story about memory, about human connections, about longing, and about a great inner spirit that never goes out — even when precious things get lost along the way. The award-winning, immersive play by French playwright Florian Zeller is staged in the world's great theaters and has already become established as a modern classic. This work was even adapted into a successful film, which won the Academy Award. The Father By Florian Zeller Translation: Dori Parnes Directed by: Shai Pitovski Set design: Adam Keller Costumes: Maya Getanyo Lighting: Ziv Voloshin Music: Alberto Schwartz Director: Hemya Ben Haim Cast: Dvir Bendak, Tamar Diskin, Guy Cohen Shalo, Adva Levy, Dar Rosenbaum, Omer Shimshoni