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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

Girl From the North CountryGirl From the North Country
 
[US Tour, 2023]
Additional Arrangements
Girl from the North CountryGirl from the North Country
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Director, Additional Arrangements
Girl From the North CountryGirl From the North Country
 
[West End, 2019]
Director
Girl from the North CountryGirl from the North Country
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Director
Girl From the North CountryGirl From the North Country
 
[West End, 2017] [Replacement]
Writer[Replacement]
Director
The WeirThe Weir
 
[West End, 2014]
Playwright
The Night AliveThe Night Alive
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Director
The VeilThe Veil
 
[West End, 2011]
Director
The SeafarerThe Seafarer
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Director
Dublin Carol
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Director
St. Nicholas
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Director

Writing

St. Nicholas
Playwright
Port Authority
Playwright
Shining City
Playwright
The Seafarer
Playwright
The Weir
Playwright
Dublin Carol
Playwright
Port Authority
Playwright
The Veil
Playwright
The Night Alive
Playwright
The Birds
Playwright

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Book of a Musical

Conor McPherson, Girl From The North Country

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Direction of a Musical

Conor McPherson, Girl From The North Country

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Conor McPherson, Girl from the North Country

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Play

Conor McPherson, The Night Alive

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Direction of a Play

Conor McPherson, The Seafarer

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Play

Conor McPherson, The Seafarer

Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best New Play

Conor McPhersonThe Seafarer

Tony Awards - 2006 - Best Play

Conor McPherson, Shining City


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1997 - Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright

Conor McPhersonThe Weir

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GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Recording Sets PBS Premiere Photo
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Recording Sets PBS Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 3, 2025

Girl From the North Country, the Tony-award winning musical featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, will be coming to PBS this May. The live capture of the Broadway musical will premiere as part of Great Performances on Friday, May 23 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS.
THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE Will Premiere at Specially-Built Venue in London Photo
THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE Will Premiere at Specially-Built Venue in London
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2025

The first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' book 'The Hunger Games' and Lionsgate's motion picture will begin performances this October in London! Learn more here.
THE HUNGER GAMES Stage Adaptation Teases Production Announcement Photo
THE HUNGER GAMES Stage Adaptation Teases Production Announcement
by Joshua Wright - Feb 26, 2025

The first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ internationally acclaimed worldwide box office phenomenon THE HUNGER GAMES has teased a new announcement, coming tomorrow. The stage adaptation has previously announced a UK run in Autumn 2024 which never materialized.
Video: Watch the Trailer For UNCLE VANYA Starring Hugh Bonneville at Berkeley Rep Photo
Video: Watch the Trailer For UNCLE VANYA Starring Hugh Bonneville at Berkeley Rep
by Michael Major - Feb 25, 2025

Watch the trailer video for Berkeley Rep's production of Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson’s stunning adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, UNCLE VANYA. Joining Bonneville (Vanya) is Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey (Astrov).
Review: UNCLE VANYA at Berkeley Repertory Theatre Photo
Review: UNCLE VANYA at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Steve Murray - Feb 20, 2025

Conor McPherson’s 2020 revitalized translation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya was hailed as a breath of fresh air and this production, featuring a stellar performance by Hugh Bonneville in the titular role, feels updated, and more humorous than previous incarnations.  The pace of the drama about the ennui of provincial life, unrequited loves, middle-aged disappointments and regrets is quicker and the humor from the updated language doesn’t detract from Chekhov’s work.
Cast Set for THE BIRDS, to be Presented at TheatreX This Spring Photo
Cast Set for THE BIRDS, to be Presented at TheatreX This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2025

TheatreX has revealed the cast for The Birds by Conor McPherson, from the classic story by Daphne du Maurier, at The Hive Collaborative in St. Paul. Learn more!
THE BIRDS Comes to USM Department of Theatre This Month Photo
THE BIRDS Comes to USM Department of Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2025

The Birds is coming to The USM Department of Theatre this month! USM invites audiences into the dark, unsettling world of Conor McPherson’s The Birds at Russell Hall on the USM Gorham Campus.
19 Theater Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List Photo
19 Theater Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 11, 2025

From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theater history; check out our collection of 19 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.
Cast Set For THE BRIGHTENING AIR at the Old Vic Photo
Cast Set For THE BRIGHTENING AIR at the Old Vic
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2025

The Old Vic has announced the full cast of Conor McPherson’s new play The Brightening Air. Learn more about the upcoming production and find out more about the cast here!
John Benjamin Hickey & More Complete the Cast of UNCLE VANYA at Berkeley Rep Photo
John Benjamin Hickey & More Complete the Cast of UNCLE VANYA at Berkeley Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2024

The complete cast and creative team has been revealed for Conor McPherson’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, Uncle Vanya at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. See who is staring and learn how to purchase tickets.
WHISPERING TO DOSTOEVSKY Comes To The Players' Ring Theatre Photo
WHISPERING TO DOSTOEVSKY Comes To The Players' Ring Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2024

The extraordinary love story of Fyodor Dostoevsky and the woman who became “the architect of his life,” will be on stage at the Players' Ring Theatre from Jan. 3 through the 19, written and directed by Richard McElvain.
Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Wr Photo
Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Writers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2024

Atlantic Theater Company has unveiled its Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program writers for 2024, Stephen Brown, Stefani Kuo, and Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke. Learn more about the writers and about the program!
Amphibian Stage Announces New Leadership And More for 2025 Season Photo
Amphibian Stage Announces New Leadership And More for 2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2024

Amphibian Stage has announced its 2025 season, packed with powerful plays and returning audience favorites, alongside a pivotal leadership transition that ushers in an exciting new chapter for the organization.
Conor McPherson's ST NICHOLAS Comes to The Omnibus Theatre Photo
Conor McPherson's ST NICHOLAS Comes to The Omnibus Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2024

Strange Fish Theatre will return to the Omnibus Theatre with St Nicholas, a deliciously dark and supernatural tale of vampires roaming the streets of London. Learn more here!
Outside Edge Theatre Company's New Scheme Connects Writers With Professional Playwrig Photo
Outside Edge Theatre Company's New Scheme Connects Writers With Professional Playwrights
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2024

Outside Edge Theatre Company and Nick Hern Books will present Script Club: a new playreading and events initiative to support the development of writers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Centenary Stage Company's THE WEIR Finishes Its Run This Weekend Photo
Centenary Stage Company's THE WEIR Finishes Its Run This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2024

Centenary Stage Company, continues their run of Conor McPherson's, The Weir, with performances continuing from October 16 – 20th in the Sitnik Theatre.
Review: Conor McPherson's THE WEIR-A Marvelous Play at Centenary Stage Company Photo
Review: Conor McPherson's THE WEIR-A Marvelous Play at Centenary Stage Company
by Marina Kennedy - Oct 11, 2024

Centenary Stage Company (CSC) is now presenting a marvelous production of Conor McPherson’s The Weir through Sunday, October 20th in the Sitnik Theatre at the Lackland Performing Arts Center. 
Conor McPherson Will Return to The Old Vic With THE BRIGHTENING AIR Photo
Conor McPherson Will Return to The Old Vic With THE BRIGHTENING AIR
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2024

The Old Vic has announced The Brightening Air, a new play written and directed by Olivier Award winner Conor McPherson (The Weir, The Seafarer), in his return to the theatre following the multi award-winning Girl from the North Country in 2017.
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Blumenthal Performing Arts Photo
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Blumenthal Performing Arts
by Perry Tannenbaum - Oct 5, 2024

At Belk Theater, with a house twice as large as the venues where GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY played London and Broadway, the touring musical seems more like a distant mirage than a precious rolling stone by a dream team.The Belk's wretched sound further hamstrings Conor McPherson's book and Bob Dylan's music and lyrics.
Review: THE WEIR at Berkshire Theatre Group Photo
Review: THE WEIR at Berkshire Theatre Group
by Marc Savitt - Oct 2, 2024

THE WEIR promises an exploration of human connection, the echoes of personal haunting, and the mystical allure of Ireland's folklore, captivating audiences with its hauntingly evocative storytelling. The experience made all the more relevant as we change the calendar to October. THE WEIR continues at the Unicorn Theatre in Lenox.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Conor McPherson written?

Conor McPherson has written 12 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).

What awards has Conor McPherson been nominated for?

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.

What awards has Conor McPherson won?

Conor McPherson has won the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards for his work on The Weir.

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