Incognito Theatre presents The Weir by Conor McPherson

"One of the 50 most significant plays of the 20th century"

Conor McPherson is one of Ireland’s most acclaimed playwrights and The Weir won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play when it was first performed in 1997. It has subsequently been performed many times all over the word, and in a Royal National Theatre survey was voted among the 50 most significant plays of the 20th century.

Although the play centres around the telling of ‘spooky stories’, it is so much more than that. Through the richness and humour of the language, the characters gradually reveal things about their past – their vulnerabilities, insecurities, missed opportunities and regrets. Their lives are reflected in the history of Ireland itself, and in the warmth of a pub in a cold and windy landscape, they find companionship, comfort and perhaps even redemption.

Julianne Mullen, director of The Weir, talks about what she finds so appealing about the play and why she chose to direct it.