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McPherson’s discursive humanism exactly suits both O’Reilly’s light directorial touch and the confident realism of his ...
Read our review of *Girl from the North Country*, written and directed by Conor McPherson, now in performances at the Old Vic ...
Conor McPherson discusses digging deep into the Dylan catalog for his Depression-era play with music, “Girl From the North Country.” By Rob Weinert-Kendt Glenn Close, Jake Gyllenhaal and Songs ...
No one would accuse Conor McPherson of going soft. As Ireland’s preeminent playwright, he is renowned for his bruising, binge-drinking, invective-spewing immorality tales. His plays may be more ...
Conor McPherson is the writer and director of “Girl From the North County,” which tells a tale set in 1930s Minnesota that’s aided by the songs of Bob Dylan. (Emilio Madrid) ...
Nick’s fearsomely straight-talking wife Elizabeth (Katie Brayben) is suffering from some form of dementia, his wannabe writer son Gene (Colin Bates) has taken to drink and his adopted daughter ...
Until this past week — and I find this rather incredible — Conor McPherson had never been to Chicago. It’s surprising because few theater-loving cities, outside of Dublin anyway, have been ...
Read our review of Girl from the North Country at London’s Old Vic: triumphant return for Conor McPherson’s impressionistic ...
Conor McPherson will go live on The Broadway Q&A Series, presented by Playbill and The Growing Studio, July 29.The Tony-nominated director and playwright will answer questions about his Broadway ...
The other visitors can have their museums and their memorials. What Conor McPherson finds captivating in Washington is a steep stone conveyance. Yes, those 97 steps in Georgetown made famous by ...
Audacious. That’s the word for Conor McPherson’s new play, a hilarious and achingly moving slice of dysfunctional rural Irish family life in the 1980s with broad seams of mysticism and ...
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