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The Truth (Playscript)

Florian Zeller
Translated by Christopher Hampton

Two couples. Friendship, suspicion, deceit. And the truth. Florian Zeller’s excruciatingly funny drama, in an impeccable English translation by Christopher Hampton.

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Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571327447
Date Published
17.03.2016

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Summary

This edition has been freshly updated alongside the play’s West End revival in 2026.

Two couples.
Friendship, suspicion, deceit.
And the truth.

Florian Zeller’s The Truth, in this English translation by Christopher Hampton, premiered at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London, in 2016. It was revived in June 2026 at the Apollo Theatre, London.

Critic Reviews

Civilised, witty and sophisticated.

Guardian

Critic Reviews

Playful and poignant, cruel and funny. And that’s the truth.

Daily Telegraph

Critic Reviews

Dark, clever, excruciatingly funny.

Financial Times

Critic Reviews

A pitch-perfect translation by Christopher Hampton . . . The Truth is funny, thought-provoking and
plays seamlessly as a dream . . . It is an entertaining, unsettling, must-see show.

Observer

Critic Reviews

Zeller delicately and dazzlingly interlaces the stories of two couples . . . The play is a study in betrayals, but also hypocrisy. Anyone who knows Pinter’s Betrayal will recognise this play as both a homage and a playful farcical replay of the more painful original . . . After the play finished, I wanted to see it immediately again to appreciate Zeller’s dazzling craftsmanship as well as his penetrating insight in to the human capability to deceive. Highly recommended.

Mail on Sunday

FlorianZeller

Florian Zeller is a French novelist and playwright. He won the prestigious Prix Interallié in 2004 for his third novel, Fascination of Evil. His plays include L’Autre, Le Manège, Si tu mourais, nominated for a Globe de Cristal, Elle t’attend and La Vérité. La Mère (The Mother, Molière Award for Best Play in 2011) and Le Père (The Father, Molière…

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