Conor McPherson
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Wilbury Theatre Group (May 30, 2026)
THE HUNGER GAMES ON STAGE Extends Booking to February 2027 (May 28, 2026)
THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND Set To Play Cape Rep (May 23, 2026)
BIO
Conor was born in Dublin in 1971 and attended University College Dublin where he began to write and direct. Original stage plays include Rum & Vodka, The Good Thief, This Lime Tree Bower, St Nicholas, The Weir (Olivier, Evening Standard and Critics Circle Awards), Dublin Carol, Port Authority, Shining City (Tony Award-nominated), The Seafarer (Tony, Olivier and Evening Standard Award-nominated), The Veil and The Night Alive (New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play). His 2020 adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya won this year’s South Bank Show Sky Arts Theatre Award and was filmed for broadcast by the BBC and PBS. His 2020 adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya won this year’s South Bank Show Sky Arts Theatre Award and was filmed for broadcast by the BBC and PBS.
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Productions
Writing
Awards and Nominations
Conor McPherson, Girl From The North Country
Conor McPherson, Girl From The North Country
Conor McPherson, Girl from the North Country
Conor McPherson, The Night Alive
Conor McPherson, The Seafarer
Conor McPherson, The Seafarer
Conor McPhersonThe Seafarer
Conor McPherson, Shining City
winner
Conor McPhersonThe Weir
Videos
Video: THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE Releases New Trailer For London Production
by Stephi Wild - 2026-02-19 05:46:59
Video: Go Behind the Scenes of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Ahead of PBS Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-22 10:25:14
Video: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Cast Performs 'Like A Rolling Stone'
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-15 10:12:46
Video: Watch the Rehearsal Teaser For THE BRIGHTENING AIR at the Old Vic
by Michael Major - 2025-04-15 09:33:59
Video: DOWNTON ABBEY's Hugh Bonneville Stars in STC's UNCLE VANYA
by Joshua Wright - 2025-03-31 12:25:07
Video: Watch the Trailer For UNCLE VANYA Starring Hugh Bonneville at Berkeley Rep
by Michael Major - 2025-02-25 16:05:14
Exclusive: Watch WAITRESS' Caitlin Houlahan on Tonight's LAW & ORDER: SVU
by Michael Major - 2024-03-21 13:45:26
Video: Cast Of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY On The Show In Three Words
by Joshua Wright - 2024-01-23 16:22:54
Video: Get a First Look at New Footage of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY North American Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-10-30 17:20:45
Video: Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for NEW YORK, NEW YORK; Plus Watch a New Trailer!
by Nicole Rosky - 2023-02-01 12:00:20
VIDEO: Mare Winningham & Jeannette Bayardelle Discuss Their Meeting With Bob Dylan on WENDY
by Michael Major - 2022-05-26 16:22:58
VIDEO: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY's Colin Bates and Caitlin Houlahan Perform at The Wall Street Journal's The Future of Everything Festival
by Stephi Wild - 2022-05-20 09:20:20
VIDEO: 'ER' Star Anthony Edwards Makes Broadway Musical Debut as Dr. Walker in GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
by Marissa Tomeo - 2022-05-14 11:25:02
News
by Jay Pateakos - May 30, 2026
The Wilbury Theatre Group wrapped up it's 2025-2026 season with Conor McPherson's Tony-nominated stylistic musical 'Girl From The North Country'. Set in an a Depression-era Duluth, Minnesota boarding house in 1934, McPherson weaves a tale of multiple families and people's lives converging together at the house, many of those lives within hours of reaching a life-altering turning point that will change their course forever. In addition to wonderful prose that could very well be as pertinent today as then, McPherson intermingles reimagined Bob Dylan songs throughout the musical, not as a buffer between scenes but as a way to also tell the story through each character.
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2026
The first-ever stage adaptation of The Hunger Games has extended its London booking, with original movie costumes on display and a new Songbird restaurant now open to theatergoers.
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 23, 2026
Cape Rep Theatre continues our 2026 season with The Real Inspector Hound, written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Holly Erin McCarthy. Considered by many as “nearly perfect,” this is Stoppard at his wittiest.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2026
Wilbury Theatre Group is presenting the Rhode Island premiere of the Tony Award-winning Girl from the North Country by Conor McPherson with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. See photos here!
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2026
Black Button Eyes Productions will stage Conor McPherson's one-actor play ST NICHOLAS at City Lit Theater in Chicago, with Kevin Webb as a Dublin theatre critic entangled with vampires, directed by Ed Rutherford.
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2026
Olivier Award nominee Jo Foster will lead the cast of MAY DAY, a new LGBTQIA+ musical at King's Head Theatre, joined by Tylan Grant, Gracie McGonigal, Joni Ayton-Kent, and Dillon Scott-Lewis.
by Nicole Rosky - May 3, 2026
The 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – will be presented at the annual ceremony tonight, May 3, 2026, at NYU Skirball beginning at 7:00pm.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Apr 25, 2026
Wilbury Theatre Group announced the cast and creative team for the Rhode Island premiere of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, the Tony Award-winning musical by Conor McPherson featuring Bob Dylan's music, directed by Josh Short.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2026
Cape Rep Theatre has announced its 2026 season, featuring plays and musicals including a world premiere and a Cape Cod premiere. The season will take place in Brewster, Massachusetts and includes both indoor and outdoor programming.
by Team BWW - Apr 7, 2026
Ready to see your next West End show? Of course you are! Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week. Check out the shows we recommend that you should snag tickets to this week, starting April 7th, 2026.
by Atlantic Theater Company - Apr 7, 2026
When deciding whether to pause my life, travel 10,000 miles from Australia, and invest in the Atlantic Acting School Summer Intensive, a wise friend told me: “You’ll never regret a summer in New York City.” She was absolutely right.
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 1, 2026
Nominations for the 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – were announced by Amber Gray and Harvey Guillén. Check out the full list of nominees here!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2026
The BAFTA and Olivier Award-winning actor Kristin Scott Thomas will reunite with renowned director Ian Rickson for Conor McPherson's new adaptation of The Cherry Orchard.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 31, 2026
Here Comes Everybody Players will present the Boston premiere of THE WEIR by Conor McPherson at The Foundry in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The production will run April 10–12 and marks the company’s first fully staged production following years of staged readings and Bloomsday events.
by Sidney Paterra - Apr 11, 2026
Two decades after Spring Awakening first premiered on Broadway, BroadwayWorld is taking a look back at what the cast of this era-defining musical, including Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, and more has been up to.
by Team BWW - Mar 10, 2026
Ready to see your next West End show? Of course you are! Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2026
Northern Stage has revealed its 2026/27 Season, featuring five Main Stage productions in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts, including the regional premiere of John Proctor is the Villain and more.
by Herbert Paine - Mar 4, 2026
UNCLE VANYA arrives at Theatre Artists Studio with thoughtful intentions and a capable ensemble, though the results are somewhat uneven. Presented in Conor McPherson’s streamlined adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic, and directed by Carol MacLeod, the production leans heavily into emotional immediacy.
by Rachel Weinberg - Feb 19, 2026
When I think of Steppenwolf, I often think of family members crying, screaming at one another, or some combination of the two. So the sparring between spouses Alice and Captain Edgar in August Strindberg’s 1900 play THE DANCE OF DEATH feels right at home. In a surprisingly funny and sharp version from accomplished Irish playwright Conor McPherson and direction from Steppenwolf ensemble member Yasen Peyankov, Kathryn Erbe and Jeff Perry go toe-to-toe as a troubled married couple about to celebrate their silver anniversary.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026
All new footage has been released from the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name. Check out the video here!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Conor McPherson has written 13 shows including St. Nicholas (Playwright), The Weir (Playwright), This Lime Tree Bower (Playwright), Dublin Carol (Playwright), Shining City (Playwright), The Seafarer (Playwright), Port Authority (Playwright), The Veil (Playwright), The Night Alive (Playwright), The Birds (Playwright), Girl From the North Country (Bookwriter), The Dance of Death (Adaptor), The Hunger Games: On Stage (Adaptor).
Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Girl From The North Country, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Girl From The North Country, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Girl from the North Country, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Night Alive, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Seafarer, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Seafarer, Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for The Seafarer, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Shining City and Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Awards) for The Weir.
Conor McPherson has won the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards for his play The Weir.
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