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Fatherland Casting Announced

Last week the cast for Scott Graham, Karl Hyde and Simon Stephens’ new production Fatherland was announced and this week began rehearsals here at the Lyric.

The world premiere, coming to the Lyric in 2018, of this intensely physical production will be performed by a 13-strong cast.

The full cast for Fatherland is Joseph Alessi, Luke Brown, Matt Cross, Bryan Dick, Emun Elliott, Ankit Giri, Nick Holder, David Judge, Neil McCaul, Tachia Newell, Ferdy Roberts, Luke Rigg and Deka Walmsley. Each night the cast will be joined by the Chorus of Others, a cacophony of Mancunian voices, formed as part of Fatherland.

Inspired by conversations with fathers and sons from the three co-authors’ 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, Fatherland is a show about what we were, who we are and what we try to be.

Check out the trailer below.

We look forward to the show coming to the Lyric in 2018.

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Fatherland is commissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival, Frantic Assembly, the Royal Exchange Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith and LIFT. Supported by PRS for Music Foundation.