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The Father and the Assassin

Olivier Theatre, the National Theatre

Upper Ground, Lambeth, London SE1 9PX 020 3989 5455

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Previews from 8th September, opens 14th September 2023. Ends 14th October 2023.
Audio described performance: 30th September 2023 at 2pm (touch tour 12.30pm)
Captioned performances: 15th September 2023 at 7.30pm, 29th September 2023 at 7.30pm, 11th October 2023 at 7.30pm.
Signed performances: 28th September 2023 at 7.30pm, 14th October 2023 at 2pm

Nathuram Godse. Not a household name, but could be useful in a game show. He murdered Gandhi.

This is his story. Indhu Rubsingham directs a revival of this play by Anupama Chandrasekhar, seen at this theatre in summer 2022.

(from the 2022 production) (some actors have left the cast)
Not available. Professional reviewers agree that this is another epic use of the Olivier stage with a cast of 19. They also agree that this is the right place to tell the story and that Shubham Saraf as Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse gives an excellent performance.

The problem all have is that Anupama Chandrasekhar's tale feels at times more like a lesson than a deeper examination of Godse's motives. The main revelation is how Godse was raised female to avoid a family curse, but there is as one reviewer put it, little to suggest inexorable collision.

An important evening but mostly a 3 star one, seems to be the professional opinion.

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The monkey advises checking performance times on your tickets and that performances are happening as scheduled, before travelling.

Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm (7pm on 14th September 2023)
Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and 7.30pm (first 2pm performance on 16th September 2023)

Runs 2 hours 35 minutes approximately.

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