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The Father and the Assassin review

“An extraordinary performance”

ReviewsSep 15, 2023by Siobhan MurphyNational Theatre, London

Paul Bazely and Hiran Abeysekera in The Father and the Assassin at National Theatre, London. Photo: Marc Brenner

Gandhi’s killer struts the stage in a challenging play from Anupama Chandrasekhar about modern India’s birth and the lure of extremism

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Siobhan Murphy was arts editor of Metro for nine years, and has contributed arts reviews to The Times, Time Out and dancetabs.com.

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