The Old Vic theatre in London has announced a new world premiere production for 2025.
The Brightening Air will premiere at The Old Vic in April 2025, written and directed by Olivier Award winning playwright Conor McPherson (Girl from the North Country, The Weir, The Seafarer).
McPherson is returning to The Old Vic following his triumphant production of Girl From the North Country in 2017, which scored a number of major awards and transferred into the West End.
The Brightening Air is billed as an entrancing tale of fate, family and unseen forces in 1980s Ireland, and will run at The Old Vic from 10 April to 14 June 2025.
Video: Watch Conor McPherson introduce The Brightening Air
Written and directed by Conor McPherson, the play will have Set and Costume design by Rae Smith, Lighting by Mark Henderson, Sound by Gregory Clarke, Movement and Intimacy by Lucy Hind, Casting by Serena Hill CDG and Voice by Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth.
Further creative team and the cast is to be announced.
Matthew Warchus, outgoing Artistic Director of The Old Vic, said in a statement: “It’s such an honour to welcome back Conor McPherson to The Old Vic. Indisputably one of the world’s greatest living writers, and a superb director to boot, Conor has long been a personal favourite of mine. Back in 2017, I invited him to create Girl from the North Country for The Old Vic and witnessed him weave his own distinct magic with that unique and wonderful show. So I am beyond excited to be premiering his funny, breathtaking and heart-wrenching brand new play, The Brightening Air, this coming spring.”
Writer and director Conor McPherson said: “I’m so excited that my new play The Brightening Air will have its world premiere at The Old Vic. I’ve had such fantastic times at this historic building with its incredible audience. I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone in the spring and sharing this new story.”
The Brightening Air will run at The Old Vic from 10 April to 14 June 2025.
Currently playing at The Old Vic is The Real Thing, until 26 October 2024. Coming up is A Christmas Carol starring John Simm, from 9 November 2024 to 4 January 2025; and Oedipus starring Rami Malek & Indira Varma from 21 January to 29 March 2025.
More about tickets to The Brightening Air at The Old Vic theatre London
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