Irish ghost stories reveal haunted past in Olivier award-winning play at The Lowry
The Weir
Tue 23 – Sat 27 Jan
Conor McPherson’s Olivier award-winning play The Weir comes to The Lowry Tue 23 – Sat 27 Jan.
Co-produced by English Touring Theatre and Mercury Theatre Colchester, The Weir is set in a rural Irish pub and watches locals share ghost stories. What starts off as fun and games, turns out to be more chilling than intended.
The play stars the returning all Irish cast, Louis Dempsey (Finbar), Sean Murray (Jack), John O’Dowd (Jim), Sam O’Mahony (Brendan) and Natalie Radmall-Quirke (Valerie), who toured the UK in 2017.
In a small Irish town, the locals exchange stories round the crackling fire of Brendan’s pub to while away the hours one stormy night. As the beer and whisky flows, the arrival of a young stranger, haunted by a secret from her past, turns the tales of folklore into something more unsettling. One story, however, is more chilling and more real than any of them could have ever imagined.
In 1997 Conor McPherson’s ‘The Weir’ opened at The Royal Court and took the West End by storm, winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play. Since it has transferred to Broadway and toured all over the world. It is now considered a modern classic and to be ‘one of the best plays of the past century’ (Daily Telegraph).
Conor McPherson is a playwright and screenwriter. He has won several awards including the George Devine Award, Stewart Parker Award and an Olivier Award. His credits for theatre include The Veil (National Theatre), The Dance of Death (Trafalgar Studios), The Night Alive (Donmar Warehouse, Atlantic Theater, New York) and The Girl from the North Country (Old Vic). For film, his credits include The Eclipse and Strangers and his television work includes Paula. He is currently working on the screenplay Double Cross.
Listings
The Weir
Dates: Tue 23 – Sat 27 Jan
Times: 8pm. Thu & Sat 2.30pm
Tickets: £20.50 – £30.50. Concessions £2 off.
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Access Listings
Audio Described Performances
Sat 27 Feb, 2.30pm
Captioned Performances
Thu 25 Jan, 8pm
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