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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

The Weir
 
[West End, 2025]
Director
The Weir
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Writer
Girl From the North Country
 
[West End, 2025]
Writer
Director
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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Single Tickets on Sale Next Week For 2025-26 Season at Palm Beach Dramaweks Photo
Single Tickets on Sale Next Week For 2025-26 Season at Palm Beach Dramaweks
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2025

Palm Beach Dramaworks has announced that single tickets for four of the five plays that make up the 2025-26 season will go on sale July 22. Learn more here!
IOWA CAUCUS Staged Reading Comes to The Attic at the Tank Photo
IOWA CAUCUS Staged Reading Comes to The Attic at the Tank
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2025

The 29th Street Playwright Collective will present a Staged Reading of IOWA CAUCUS by Catherine Rogers as part of its NEW WORK SERIES 2025 in June. Learn more here!
FÉILE BRÃ"D / PRIDE FEST 2025 to be Presented at Irish Repertory Theatre Photo
FÉILE BRÃ"D / PRIDE FEST 2025 to be Presented at Irish Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2025

Irish Repertory Theatre will present the return of Féile Bród / Pride Fest, the annual Pride celebration showcasing the work of LGBTQIA+ Irish and Irish American artists. Learn more!
Photos: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Rehearsals at The Old Vic Photo
Photos: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Rehearsals at The Old Vic
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2025

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning Girl from the North Country will be presented at The Old Vic, following its world premiere at the theatre in 2017. See rehearsal photos here!
MTI Acquires Licensing Rights for GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Photo
MTI Acquires Licensing Rights for GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
by Nicole Rosky - May 30, 2025

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced the acquisition of the Tony-nominated musical, Girl from the North Country.  We have all of the details!
THE SEAFARER to be Presented By Hardscrabble Theater Photo
THE SEAFARER to be Presented By Hardscrabble Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025

Hardscrabble Theater will present The Seafarer, the haunting and darkly comic Irish drama by acclaimed playwright Conor McPherson. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
Tangent Theatre Hosts BETRAYAL Reading at The Stissing Center Photo
Tangent Theatre Hosts BETRAYAL Reading at The Stissing Center
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2025

Tangent Theatre Company will host a reading of BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter; to be held next weekend in the downstairs space at The Stissing Center for Arts and Culture.
Video: Go Behind the Scenes of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Ahead of PBS Premiere Photo
Video: Go Behind the Scenes of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Ahead of PBS Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - May 22, 2025

PBS Great Performances has released a new video highlighting the new proshot of the Tony Award-winning musical Girl From the North Country. In the video, director and playwright Conor McPherson, orchestrator Simon Hale, and movement director Lucy Hind all discuss the production and the challenge of bringing Bob Dylan's songs into 1930s Minnesota. Watch the video!
Irish Rep to Present THE WEIR and the NY Premiere of THE HONEY TRAP Photo
Irish Rep to Present THE WEIR and the NY Premiere of THE HONEY TRAP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2025

Irish Repertory Theatre will present two productions for their Summer/Fall 2025 Season, The Weir and The Honey Trap, presented in Irish Rep’s Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage. Learn more!
Video: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Cast Performs 'Hurricane' Photo
Video: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Cast Performs 'Hurricane'
by Josh Sharpe - May 20, 2025

PBS Great Performances has just shared a clip from the live capture of the Tony Award-winning musical Girl From the North Country. In the video, Joe Scott (Austin Scott) and the cast of the show perform Bob Dylan's 'Hurricane.' Watch it now!
Video: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Cast Performs 'Like A Rolling Stone' Photo
Video: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Cast Performs 'Like A Rolling Stone'
by Josh Sharpe - May 15, 2025

PBS Great Performances has just shared a clip from the live capture of the Tony Award-winning musical Girl From the North Country. In the video, Elizabeth (Mare Winningham) and the cast of the show perform Bob Dylan's 'Like A Rolling Stone.' Watch it now!
Cast Set For GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at The Old Vic Photo
Cast Set For GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at The Old Vic
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2025

The Old Vic has announced the full cast for the return of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning Girl from the North Country, following its world premiere at the theatre in 2017.
Concord Acquires Broadway Licensing Global and Imprints Photo
Concord Acquires Broadway Licensing Global and Imprints
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2025

Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global. BLG’s family of imprints, Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stage Rights, will now become part of Concord Theatricals.
THE OTHER PLACE Reading Comes to Tangent Theatre Company Photo
THE OTHER PLACE Reading Comes to Tangent Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2025

Tangent Theatre Company, based in Tivoli NY, has presented a series of pop-up play readings over the past few years, with their next performance a presentation of a modern classic: THE OTHER PLACE by Sharr White.
Brendan Gleeson Will Make West End Debut in THE WEIR Photo
Brendan Gleeson Will Make West End Debut in THE WEIR
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2025

A new production of The Weir written, and directed for the first time, by Conor McPherson, starring Brendan Gleeson making his West End debut, will come to the Harold Pinter Theatre. Learn more here!
THE BATTLE Will Embark on Tour Ahead of West End Run Photo
THE BATTLE Will Embark on Tour Ahead of West End Run
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2025

Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep will co-present The Battle, a new comedy play based (mostly) on real events. Reliving the heady summer of 1995 when heavyweights of Britpop, Blur and Oasis, went head-to-head in the greatest chart battle of all time.
Review: THE BRIGHTENING AIR, starring Chris O'Dowd Photo
Review: THE BRIGHTENING AIR, starring Chris O'Dowd
by Gary Naylor - Apr 25, 2025

'A strong cast cannot lift a play that promises more than it delivers
Video: Watch the Rehearsal Teaser For THE BRIGHTENING AIR at the Old Vic Photo
Video: Watch the Rehearsal Teaser For THE BRIGHTENING AIR at the Old Vic
by Michael Major - Apr 15, 2025

Take a peek into The Brightening Air rehearsal room as the cast bring this magical tale of family, fate and unseen forces to life. Tickets are on sale now. Watch the video!
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Returns To The Old Vic This Summer Photo
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Returns To The Old Vic This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2025

The Old Vic has announced the return of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning Girl from the North Country, following its world premiere at the theatre in 2017. In a strictly limited nine-week run.
Review: UNCLE VANYA at Shakespeare Theatre Company Photo
Review: UNCLE VANYA at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Roger Catlin - Apr 5, 2025

Devotees of Downton Abbey may be be surprised when Hugh Bonneville pops up as title character in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s first rate staging of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
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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 won the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards for his play The Weir.

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