The Lyric Hammersmith and LIFT have announced dates for Fatherland, a bold new production by Scott Graham, Karl Hyde and Simon Stephens which focuses on the complexities of contemporary fatherhood.
The show will play from Friday 25 May 2018 – Saturday 23 June 2018, with a press performance on Thursday 31 May, and forms part of the Lyric’s Spring/Summer 2018 season and LIFT 2018.
Tickets are now available to book through the venue’s website.
Fatherland (Photo: Manuel Harlan)
Having premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre as part of Manchester International Festival, the intensely physical and moving production is performed by a 13-strong cast.
Underscored by exclusive songs written by Karl Hyde (Underworld) and Matthew Herbert, the cast will be joined by the Chorus of Others, a cacophony of voices, specially formed as part of Fatherland, for the production at the Lyric.
Derived from conversations with fathers and sons from the three co-creators’ hometowns across England – Corby, Kidderminster and Stockport – Fatherland explores identity, nationality and masculinity, in a vivid and deeply personal portrait of 21st-century England at the crossroads of past, present and future.
You can see more production photos below.
Photos: Manuel Harlan