Casting Announced for Fatherland
Created by Scott Graham of Frantic Assembly, Karl Hyde and Simon Stephens
Songs and stories from a forgotten England
Commissioned and produced by Lyric Hammersmith, LIFT, Manchester International Festival, Frantic Assembly and the Royal Exchange Theatre. Supported by PRS for Music Foundation.
25 May – 23 June 2018
Press Night: Thursday 31 May 2018 at 7pm
This bold new production, by Scott Graham, Karl Hyde and Simon Stephens, focusing on contemporary fatherhood in all its complexities and contradictions, premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre as part of Manchester International Festival. Fatherland will open in May at the Lyric Hammersmith and will be a part of the 2018 LIFT festival.
This intensely physical production is performed by a 13-strong cast who will be joined by the Chorus of Others, a cacophony of voices, specially formed as part of Fatherland, for the production at the Lyric. Fatherland features exclusive songs and music written by Karl Hyde (Underworld) and Matthew Herbert.
Inspired by conversations with fathers and sons from Corby, Kidderminster and Stockport, the three co-creators’ hometowns, 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, Fatherland is a show about what we were, who we are and what we try to be.
Co-Author & Director: Scott Graham
Co-Author & Composer: Karl Hyde
Co-Author & Writer: Simon Stephens
Cast: Mark Arends (Karl), Declan Bennett (Scott), Nyasha Hatendi (Simon), Joe Alessi (Alan), Luke Brown (Martin), Craig Stein (Luke), Ankit Giri (Samir), Michael Begley (Mel), David Judge (Daniel), Neil Mccaul (Graham), Tachia Newall (Craig), Luke Rigg (Jack) and James Doherty (Steven).