Conor McPherson (Girl From the North Country)'s The Weir is getting a West End revival at London's Harold Pinter Theatre, with McPherson himself set to direct the work for the first time.
Performances will run September 12-December 6, with opening night set for September 19. The West End run will be preceded by an engagement at Dublin's 3Olympia Theatre August 8-September 6.
Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin, Paddington 2) will star in the play, about four men bantering in a pub in rural Ireland whose merriment is disrupted by the arrival of Valerie, a woman with a personal and affecting story to share.
"The Weir is one of the rarest plays around," says Gleeson in a statement. "The last time I appeared on stage was 10 years ago, at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, where I started my career. I can鈥檛 wait to be back there, and then to play in the West End for the first time, at the beautiful Pinter Theatre鈥攁nd to work with Conor on his profoundly moving, inspiring, and ultimately hopeful play."
"I can hardly believe it鈥檚 30 years since I wrote The Weir鈥攁nd about 30 years since I first met the wonderful Brendan Gleeson," adds McPherson. "It鈥檚 an absolute honor to bring this play to life again with one of the great titans of Irish acting. I鈥檓 hugely looking forward to directing my play for the very first time and sharing this production with audiences in Dublin and in London very soon."
Kate Horton Productions and Anne Clark's Landmark Productions are producing.
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