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After the once-so-sparkling André, played by Lucas Van den Eynde, has also chased away his last home nurse, his daughter Anne sees no other way out than to take her dementing father into her home. Caring for André puts the relationship between parent and child under high tension. What follows is a confusing maze in which truth and fiction become increasingly difficult to distinguish from each other. ‘THE FATHER’ is a psychological drama that takes an intimate look at the crumbling reality of a man with dementia. An intriguing family portrait in which the limits of “loving” and “unconditional love” are pushed to their extreme. How do you communicate with someone who experiences a different reality? How do you slowly say goodbye to someone who no longer recognizes you? ‘THE FATHER’ (originally ‘Le Père’ by Florian Zeller) was buried under international awards, and the 2020 film adaptation with Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman was a huge success and was awarded multiple Oscars. één zee is the theater production house of Ann De Winne and Frank Aernout and has previously brought the repertoire productions ‘Achter de Schermen’ (with, among others, Carry Goossens and Frans Maas), ‘Home’ (by Hugo Claus, with, among others, Koen Van Impe, Marleen Merckx, and Marilou Mermans), ‘Hamlet’ (with, among others, Michiel De Meyer), and soon ‘Groenten uit Balen’ by Walter van den Broeck (directed by Stany Crets with, among others, Koen De Bouw, Ben Segers, and Tania Van der Sanden).