About the Plays:

The second collection of plays from multi-award winning author Conor McPherson contains: The Weir, Dublin Carol, Port Authority and Come On Over, with an Afterword and in-depth interview with the author.

The Weir: In a bar in rural Ireland, the local men swap spooky stories in an attempt to impress a young woman from Dublin who recently moved into a nearby "haunted" house. However, the tables are soon turned when she spins a yarn of her own. A shadowy tale delving into the dark corners of human lives, The Weir is recognized as Conor McPherson's masterpiece. (Cast: 1 female, 4 male)

Dublin Carol: Present day Dublin. Christmas Eve. Undertaker John Plunkett is sharing memories of funerals over the years and dispensing advice to his young assistant. But the arrival of his daughter Mary – estranged, grown-up – shows him the time has come to face up to his own disastrous past. Otherwise, he will never be able to create some kind of truce with his fear of the future. (Cast: 1 female, 2 male)

Port Authority: A boy leaves home for the first time. A man starts a job for which he is not qualified. A pensioner has just been sent a mysterious package. Away from bar-room bravado, three men show us the reality of big dreams and missed chances, of loves lost and trouble found, of the messiness of life and the quirkiness of fate. (Cast: 1 female, 2 male)

Come On Over: A short play about a Jesuit priest, sent to investigate a 'miracle' in his home town, who re-encounters the woman who loved him thirty years before. (Cast: 1 female, 1 male)

What people say:

"[Conor McPherson is] already heir to the great Irish tradition of absorbing tale-telling." — The Guardian

"The finest dramatist of his generation." — The Telegraph

About the Playwright:

Conor McPherson is an Irish playwright and co-founder of the Fly by Night Theatre Company. He has won numerous awards, including a Laurence Olivier Award for The Weir and Tony Award nominations for Shining City and The Seafarer.