In This is my father, young theatre-maker Ilay den Boer (1986) literally puts his own father in the spotlight. He does so by giving his father the lead role in a performance that is all about him. This results in intimate and voyeuristic theatre.Before the performance, you will be given a booklet describing the life of Gert den Boer. Based on dates and events, visitors can ask questions to the men on stage. Father and son answer, open doors and tell anecdotes. But what if it turns out that they handle some events very differently? Where Jewish Ilay sees signs of anti-Semitism, his own reformed father recognises an innocent incident. How differently do father and son view issues like discrimination or hatred?
Ilay den Boer makes theatre about his own life with his six-part The Promised Feast, in which he examines himself, his family and, by extension, the state of Israel and Jewish history.
This is My Father was previously reviewed by the Cultural Press Agency. Read the whole article here: Ilay den Boer scores again with a blazing stab at anti-Semitism
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