Conor McPherson
CV
Theatre
Writer & Director
Girl from the North Country
Nominated: Best New Musical, Olivier Awards
Starring
Shirley Henderson Ciaran Hinds Sheila Atim
A new musical featuring the music of Bob Dylan opened at The Old Vic in 2017 before transferring to The West End and Broadway.
Old Vic
Starring
Caoilfhionn Dunne Brian Gleeson Ciarán Hinds Michael McElhatton
Play looking at humanity in the most unlikely of situations
Donmar Warehouse
Starring
Brid Brennan Caoilfhionn Dunne Peter McDonald Jim Norton
Play set in the 19th Century about a priest who comes to an Irish house to carry out a séance with catastrophic consequences
The National Theatre
Starring
Sinead Cusack Denise Gough Ciaran Hinds
Adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's short story about a town attacked by vicious birds
The Gate Theatre, Dublin
The Seafarer
Nominated: Best New Play, Olivier Awards
Starring
Conleth Hill Jim Norton Ron Cook Karl Johnson Michael McElhatton
Play following four neighbours who meet on Christmas Eve and discover more may be at stake than they anticipated
The National Theatre
Shining City
Nominated: Best Play, Tony Awards
Starring
Kathy Kiera Clarke Tom Jordan Murphy Stanley Townsend Jeannie Lewis Michael McElhatton
Drama following a priest who leaves the church to become a counsellor
Royal Court Theatre
Starring
Brian Cox
Drama following a theatre critic who rediscovers the price of having a conscience
The Bush Theatre
Starring
Ian Cregg Conor Mullen Niall Shanahan
Play chronicling coming of age in a small Irish town
The Bush Theatre
Port Authority
Nominated: Best Play, South Bank Show Awards
Starring
Jim Norton Eanna MacLiam Stephen Brennan
Drama following three men as they tell the stories of their lives
New Ambassadors Theatre
The Good Thief
Winner: Stewart Parker Award
Starring
Kevin Hely
Monologue following the misfortunes of a petty criminal whose conscience beats him up when he becomes involved in a bungled kidnap
City Arts Centre, Dublin
Starring
Stephen Walshe
Monologue where a young Irishman with a drink problem recounts three days where he goes on a binge
University College Dublin
Writer
Director
Ian Rickson
Starring
Caoilfhionn Dunne Laurence Kinlan
Translation of the German play by Franz Xaver Kroetz
Lyric Theatre Belfast & Young Vic
Director
Josie Rourke
Starring
Risteárd Cooper Brian Cox Dervla Kirwan Peter McDonald
Revival of Conor's Olivier Award-winning play
Donmar Warehouse
Director
Titas Holder
Starring
Daniel Lapaine Kevin R McNally Indira Varma
New adaptation of Strindberg's play
Trafalgar Studios
Director
Ian Rickson
Starring
Brian Cox Bronagh Gallagher Andrew Scott
Drama following a man who is forced to confront the family he hasn't seen in years
Royal Court Theatre
The Weir
Winner: Best New Play, Olivier Awards
Director
Ian Rickson
Starring
Dermot Crowley Kieran Ahern Jim Norton Brendan Coyle Michelle Fairley
Drama following four men in a pub as they try to impress a young woman with supernatural stories
Royal Court Theatre
Director
Writer
Billy Roche
Starring
Dawn Bradfield Angela Irvine Garrett Keogh Laurence Kinlan
Drama about life in Wrexford in the 1970s
The Gate Theatre, Dublin
TV
Writer & Creator
Producer
Peter Norris
Director
Alex Holmes
Starring
Denise Gough Tom Hughes Owen McDonnell
New drama in development
Cuba Pictures & BBC NI Drama
for
BBC2
Writer
Quirke
Nominated: IFTA Drama Script
Producer
Lisa Osborne
Director
Jim O'Hanlon
Starring
Gabriel Byrne Nick Dunning Michael Gambon Colin Morgan
Drama adaptation of the noir crime series by Benjamin Black
BBC
for
BBC1
Film
Writer
Strangers
Feature
Director
James Marsh
Based on the novel by Taichi Yamada
Number 9 Films
In development
Artemis Fowl
Feature
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Adaptation of the books by Eoin Colfer about a young criminal mastermind
Disney
Writer & Director
A film adaptation of Conor's original musical.
Blueprint Pictures/New Regency
In development
Producer
Rob Walpole
Starring
Ciaran Hinds Iben Hjejle Aidan Quinn Billy Roche Eanna Hardwicke
Film following a widower plagued by a mysterious ghost
Magnolia Pictures
Treasure Entertainment & RTE