Stephen Mangan, Ardal O’Hanlon, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee play two couples caught in an affair in Florian Zeller’s comedy, back in the West End for 12 weeks.
Florian Zeller’s comedy The Truth returns to the West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in St James’s from Thursday 29 July to Saturday 16 October 2027. Tony Award nominee Stephen Mangan leads as Michel.
Zeller, born in Paris in 1979, wrote the play in French in 2011. It opened in the West End in June 2017 and was nominated for an Olivier Award.
His play The Father became his 2020 film. With Christopher Hampton, he won the Academy Award and the BAFTA for its screenplay.
Michel is having an affair with Alice, the wife of his best friend Paul, and lies so well that he counts it a virtue. Over 90 minutes, the two couples lure, dodge and deceive one another.
The producers bring it back for 12 weeks after a sold-out West End run, ahead of a UK tour. Lindsay Posner directs.
Ardal O’Hanlon of Father Ted plays Paul until 4 September 2027. Sarah Hadland, known for Miranda, plays Alice, and double Olivier Award winner Janie Dee plays Laurence.