Michael Fox, Nigel Harman, Jennifer Kirby, Jemima Rooper and Alex Waldmann will star in the London premiere of Jean-Philippe Daguerre’s Farewell Mister Haffmann at the Park Theatre.

Adapted by Jeremy Sams and directed by Oscar Toeman, the French language play debuted as Adieu Monsieur Haffmann in France. The production received its English-language premiere at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath, in 2023, produced by Norel Productions and Adam Blanshay Productions.

This London premiere, in a new production by Toeman, opens at the Park Theatre’s Park200 on March 10 and runs until April 12.

Fox plays Pierre Vigneau, Harman is Otto Abetz, Kirby is Vigneau, Rooper is Suzanne Abetz and Waldmann is Joseph Haffmann.

Blending dark humour and suspense against the background of unprecedented times, the story opens in 1942 in Nazi-occupied Paris where Jewish jeweller Joseph Haffmann faces imminent danger as Jews are being rounded up across the city for deportation. Desperate, Joseph turns to his trusted employee Pierre Vigneau for help.

In a risky and unconventional deal, he transfers ownership of his jewellery shop to Pierre in exchange for being hidden from the Nazis. But the deal comes with an unexpected condition: in return for hiding him from the Nazis, Pierre requests that Joseph enter into a particular arrangement with his wife, Isabelle. This unusual request raises the stakes, as the three of them find themselves struggling with the dangers and moral complexities of their situation.

A Matisse painting and an art loving Nazi officer and his flamboyant wife complicate matters further for Pierre, Isabelle and Joseph. As the marital pressures and absurd demands pile up, their deal teeters on the edge of collapse.

Farewell Mister Haffmann is produced by Keren Misgav Ristvedt and Adam Blanshay. The designer is Rebecca Brower, lighting designer is Christopher Nairne, the sound designer and composer is Asaf Zohar and the casting director is Amy Blair. The costume supervisor is Mark Jones, and the movement and intimacy director is Christina Fulcher.

More information: www.parktheatre.co.uk

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