In an old wooden house by the shore of Lake Ontario in Canada, Louis battles with his elderly father, Don, whose decline into dementia is gradually robbing him of the ability to speak. Louis' professional success as a university teacher of Classics belies an emotional inarticulacy which matches his father's inability to express himself in words. And then into their lives comes Flora, the carer that Louis employs to look after Don. Flora is of Scottish heritage and a good listener, and she understands that the 'nonsense' which Don speaks is fragmented Gaelic, opening up an ocean of revelations and buried family history spanning the Atlantic. In My Father's Words is a beautiful play about identity - national and personal - and language, and the utter indivisibility between the two.T1314994376World Premiere.Company Dundee Rep Ensemble. Other Iain F MacLeod (Gaelic). Director Philip Howard. Lighting Grant Anderson. Design Fiona Watt. Music Jon Beales. Performer Angus Peter Campbell. Performer Lewis Howden. Performer Muireann Kelly. | |
| 24 Jul 14 | Macphail Centre, Ullapool :: V1011675836 listing details L0642204144 |
| 14 Jul 14 to 15 Jul 14 | Eden Court Theatre, Inverness :: V626 listing details L1738921362 |
| 1 Jul 14 to 12 Jul 14 | Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee :: V596 listing details L0453353590 |
| 19 Jun 14 to 28 Jun 14 | The Tron, Glasgow :: V622 listing details L192941941 |
