[1] In November 2021, the National Theatre announced its schedule through summer 2022, including The Father and the Assassin in May on the Olivier stage, starring Shubham Saraf alongside Sagar Arya, Ayesha Dharker, and Peter Singh.
[3] In an interview with The Guardian, Chandrasekhar stated "My job is to chronicle the changes that are happening in society", and that as a result of the rise of Hindu nationalism, Godse had "entered political conversations in India".
[6] In July 2023, it was announced The Father and the Assassin would return to the National Theatre from 8 September to 14 October 2023, with Hiran Abeysekera replacing Shubham Saraf as Godse.
Other new cast members included Aysha Kala, while the likes of Paul Bazely, Ayesha Dharker, Marc Elliott, and Ravin J Ganatra would reprise their roles.
[7] Andrzej Lukowski of Time Out London, who gave the play five stars, compared The Father and the Assassin to Peter Shaffer's Amadeus.