IN CAMERA: PLAYBACK – Faith Healer
20–22 Jan 2020
What you need to know
Dates
20–22 Jan 2020About the show
Faith Healer was performed and streamed live from The Old Vic stage to 71 countries across the globe in Sep 2020.
‘Just a con, isn’t it? Just an illusion, isn’t it?’
The Fantastic Francis Hardy (Michael Sheen) travels the most remote corners of Wales, Scotland and Ireland attempting to heal those who wish to be healed. His wife Grace (Indira Varma) and manager Teddy (David Threlfall) complete this nomadic triptych, each with their own telling of the loss, love and struggle of life on the road with a seemingly predestined Faith Healer.
Brian Friel‘s masterful and haunting Faith Healer is a kaleidoscopic, ever shifting exploration of the power of belief, as the contradicting recollections of these three characters seek to reconcile with the past.
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:
The In Camera: Playback series is made possible thanks to the unwavering support of Royal Bank of Canada as The Old Vic’s visionary Principal Partner. Since the beginning of Matthew Warchus’ tenure in 2015, RBC has supported over 30 main stage productions and now, in the face of such challenging times, RBC continues to stand alongside us and support our theatre and our audiences by enabling the delivery of this series. And, thanks to PwC’s steadfast generosity through this crisis, we’re delighted to be able to make this artistic initiative widely accessible with a number of PwC £10 Playback Tickets offered across all performances.
With special thanks to our Streaming Provider, Zoom.
The Cast
Michael Sheen
Frank Hardy
David Threlfall
Teddy
Indira Varma
Grace
Creative Team
Brian Friel
Writer
Rob Howell
Set & Costume
Tim Lutkin & Sarah Brown
Lighting
Jessica Ronane CDG
Casting
Penny Dyer
Dialect
Katy Rudd
Associate Director