My Old Lady at Heidelberg

Heidelberg Theatre Company will present My Old Lady by Israel Horovitz from June 30 to July 15 2023.

New Yorker Mathias is middle-aged, broke and unhappy.  His recently deceased, estranged father, has left him an apartment in Paris, which Mathias intends to sell as quickly as possible.  On arrival, he is surprised and bewildered to find the apartment occupied by an elderly lady and her fierce and feisty daughter.  What’s more, an arcane French law decrees that they are entitled to it “en viager”:  lifetime habitation!

In the course of just one week, what starts as a bitter confrontation develops into a deeply moving exploration of culture, different family values, and dignity.

Cast:

Mathias ‘Jim’ Gold: George Werther

Mathilde Girard: Lindy Yeates

Chloe Girard: Julie Arnold

Director:

Maureen McInerney

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Rehearsal photographs: (top) Mathilde Girard – Lindy Yeates, Mathias ‘Jim’ Gold – George Werther, Chloe Girard – Julie Arnold & (lower) Mathilde Girard – Lindy Yeates, Chloe Girard – Julie Arnold, Mathias ‘Jim’ Gold – George Werther.