Florian Zeller’s Olivier Award-nominated comedy THE TRUTH comes to West End this summer
London’s West End welcomes a razor-sharp new production of The Truth to the Apollo Theatre from 9 June-12 September - the acclaimed comedy written by Academy Award-winning and two-time Olivier-nominated playwright Florian Zeller in a translation by Christopher Hampton.
The Truth is a wickedly entertaining comedy where trust is fragile, loyalty is negotiable, and everyone has something to hide. This star-driven revival of the Olivier-nominated play peels back the lies we tell the people we love, and the ones we tell ourselves... Gripping, surprising and laugh-out-loud funny, The Truth is a night at the theatre you won't want to miss.
The Truth will star Tony Award-nominated Stephen Mangan (The Split; Episodes, BBC) who returns to the London stage, alongside comedy icon Ardal O’Hanlon (Father Ted, Channel 4; How To Get To Heaven From Belfast, Netflix), Sarah Hadland (Miranda, BBC; The Job Lot, ITV), and double Olivier Award-winner Janie Dee —four of the UK and Ireland’s most beloved stage and screen performers - bringing their formidable comic talents to this sophisticated and fast-paced comedy.
Packed with Zeller’s trademark psychological insight and biting humour, and in a translation by Christopher Hampton, The Truth is a witty exploration of the impact of love, deception and the fragile stories we tell ourselves. This new staging is directed by Lindsay Posner, with set and costume design by Lizzie Clachan.
Producer Simon Friend said: “The Truth is an ingenious puzzle of a play. What initially appears as a playful comedy about adultery effortlessly evolves into something much deeper, while remaining endlessly entertaining. When Florian's meticulously structured house of cards collapses, you realise that you’ve been in the hands of a writer in complete control of his craft. Florian knows exactly how to pull the rug from under you, as he did repeatedly in The Father film, which was the last project we collaborated on. He does so again here, but there are considerably more laughs this time! Christopher Hampton’s lean and witty translation has enabled us to compile a cast to die for in this exciting return to the West End.”
At the centre of The Truth is Michel, a man who embarks on an affair with his best friend’s wife while attempting to convince himself—and everyone around him—that honesty is overrated. As the web of deception grows increasingly tangled, the audience is left delightfully off-balance and questioning who is deceiving whom.
Tickets for The Truth go on sale at 12pm today (27 Feb), with further info here.
