Full casting has been announced for The Weir, in a new West End production of Conor McPherson’s award-wining play.
The Weir is playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London from 12 September to 6 December 2025.
Already announced is multi award-winning actor Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin, Paddington 2) making his West End debut as Jack.
He will be joined by Owen McDonnell (Bad Sisters, Killing Eve) as Brendan, Seán McGinley (That They May Face the Rising Sun, The Brightening Air) as Jim, Kate Phillips (Peaky Blinders, Wolf Hall) as Valerie, and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Dancing at Lughnasa, Say Nothing) as Finbar.
Written and directed by Conor McPherson (Girl From the North Country, The Brightening Air), this production is also set to play at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin from 8 August to 6 September before transferring to the West End.
Joining Conor McPherson are Rae Smith (set and costume design), Mark Henderson (lighting design) and Kevin Gleeson (sound design).
Set on a stormy night in an isolated pub in rural Ireland, four local men gather. Their usual banter and everyday lives are disrupted by the arrival of a woman called Valerie. The stories they weave to impress her are gripping, haunting and deeply unsettling. Little do they know that she has a profoundly personal story of her own, the sharing of which will leave them all shaken.
The Weir is a testament to the need for human connection, the possibility of hope, and the enduring power of storytelling.
Brendan Gleeson is an acclaimed film, TV and stage actor, and winner of a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, as well as Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.
Conor McPherson said in a statement, “I couldn’t be happier to be working with this brilliant cast. It’s always exciting embarking on a new production but to revisit The Weir in the company of these particularly accomplished artists feels like a singular privilege and I look forward to sharing this story with audiences in Dublin and London very soon.”
The Weir is produced by Kate Horton Productions and Landmark Productions, and is running at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 12 September to 6 December 2025.
Other new Conor McPherson projects include the return of his hit musical Girl From the North Country, featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, which is back at The Old Vic this summer, from 24 June 2025.
McPherson has also written a new stage show based on the hit movie and book franchise The Hunger Games, with The Hunger Games on Stage opening at new East London venue Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre on 20 October 2025, directed by Matthew Warchus.
Book The Weir tickets at the Harold Pinter Theatre London
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