She She Pop And Their Fathers Perform their amazing play 'Testament' at the Barbican Centre in London. I talk to a member of the public who tells me how the play affected her.

Jun 05, 2014, 01:21 PM

A playful, tender, honest show’ Guardian ★★★★

Jewellery, legal succession, family trees, care for the elderly, gas receipts … just a few of the topics that come to the fore when fathers and daughters lay their relationships bare.

Taking to the stage with their real dads, the award-winning German performance collective She She Pop shines a spotlight on the absurdly complex dynamics between generations.

Shakespeare’s King Lear serves as a backdrop, ingeniously propelling the dialogue of an audacious show in which the modern realities of ageing, inheritance and parenthood are confronted head-on.

Integrating filming, personal testimony, big band covers, Shakespearean readings and light-hearted dance, Testament’s frank yet tender approach brings about tears and laughter.

'As with most father-daughter relationships, there is humour, sadness, regret, hope and complicated love' Seattle Magazine