Conor McPherson

Conor McPherson’s Gothic St. Nicholas Opens at Irish Rep; John Martello Plays Theatre Critic by Kenneth Jones20 Oct 2010 John Martello Photo by Joan Marcus Irish Repertory Theatre in Manhattan opens a new production of Conor McPherson's solo-actor play St. Nicholas Oct. 20 following previews from Oct. 15. John Martello stars under the direction of Alex Dmitriev. the play by the author of The Weir, shining City and The Seafarer is a modern-day Gothic tale about a theatre critic, a...Read Full Story

Conor McPherson has made the leap from stage to screen, ghosts in tow.The acclaimed Irish playwright premiered his film "The Eclipse" at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it was met this week with critical praise (Variety called it a film of "seductive grace") and interest from distributors.Much like McPherson's plays ("The Weir," "The Seafarer," "Shining City") "The Eclipse" bears an element of the supernatural.The supernatural, he says, "is what I'm about.""The Eclipse" stars Ciaran Hinds...Read Full Story

The Seafarer, by Conor McPherson Merrimack Repertory Theatre Directed by Charles Towers October 15 – November 8 132 Warrren St. Lowell, MA 01852 The Seafarer, by Conor McPherson, opens in a dingy row-house basement, outside of Dublin, where we meet two brothers, Rich (Gordon Joseph Weiss) and Sharky (David Adkins), and their hung-over friend, Ivan (Jim Frangione). The darkly funny first act hardly seems like the fable that the play is supposed to be, where the characters snipe at each other...Read Full Story

Legit News: Manville, Russell Beale among actors tapped for season -- New plays by dramatist and filmmaker Mike Leigh ("Vera Drake," "Secrets and Lies"), Conor McPherson ("The Seafarer," "The Weir") and John Hodge, new tuners from Tori Amos and Adam Cork and a slew of revivals are on the 2011-12 slate at London's National Theater.Read Full Story

International News: Conor McPherson's ghost tale wins film, script -- Conor McPherson's "The Eclipse," a romantic tale with ghost story elements, took possession of several prizes at the Irish Film and Television Awards, held Sunday in Dublin.Read Full Story

International News: Conor McPherson's ghost tale wins film, script -- Conor McPherson's "The Eclipse," a romantic tale with ghost story elements, took possession of several prizes at the Irish Film and Television Awards, held Saturday in Dublin.Read Full Story

Legit Reviews: It's a Conor McPherson Christmas at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater, which is presenting not one but two of the Irish writer's yuletide tales of alcoholism and potential redemption.Read Full Story

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Legit Reviews: It's a Conor McPherson Christmas at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater, which is presenting not one but two of the Irish writer's yuletide tales of alcoholism and potential redemption.Read Full Story