20 June 2024
Marco Gandolfi
My Father's Fable, a gripping story of grief, belonging, and a family on the edge previews at the Bush Theatre from 15 June (press night 21 June). Written by Alfred Fagon Award winner Faith Omole and directed by Rebekah Murrell (J’ouvert, West End) the cast is Gabriel Akuwudike, BAFTA-winner Rakie Ayola (last seen at the Bush in Strange Fruit), Tiwa Lade and Theo Ogundipe. Music is composed by Ayanna Witter-Johnson.
“Shall we have a real conversation? I am ready to stop pretending if you are.”
Peace didn't know what she needed when her father died. Then she found Bolu, her half-brother from Nigeria she didn't know existed. Filled with grief and a thousand questions, his arrival feels like something clicking into place. Despite her mother's concerns and encouraged by her partner, Peace invites Bolu to England.
But questions about this stranger's intentions and his mysterious past hang heavy in the air. Desperate to keep her fractured family - and herself - together, Peace must face the fact that the answers she desperately seeks might just lead to everything falling apart.
Faith Omole recently won the prestigious Alfred Fagon Award, the leading theatre prize for Black playwrights, for her play Kaleidoscope. Currently, Faith is a story producer and writer on a new TV series for Angel Studios. She is also an Olivier nominated actor best known for the critically acclaimed Channel 4/Peacock comedy We Are Lady Parts, the hit stage show Standing at the Sky’s Edge, and most recently Yael Farber’s critically acclaimed production of King Lear at the Almeida.
A Bush Theatre production
My Father’s Fable
Written by Faith Omole
Directed by Rebekah Murrell
Set and Costume Designer - TK Hay
Lighting Designer - Simisola Majekodunmi
Cast - Gabriel Akuwudike, Rakie Ayola, Tiwa Lade and Theo Ogundipe
Photo credit: Manuel Harlan
