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The best theatre to stream this month: Chris O’Dowd rules the roost in Conor McPherson’s family saga

The Irish actor returns to the stage in farmhouse drama The Brightening Air, stars of The Jewel in the Crown reunite for Creditors and choreographer Mark Bruce reanimates Frankenstein

The Guardian - UK

The Weir at the Harold Pinter Theatre review: Brendan Gleeson's West End debut is a delight

4/5 Conor McPhearson directs this revival of his 1997 play that proves a splendid vehicle for Gleeson’s debut at the tender age of 70

Evening Standard

The Weir review – a riveting return for Conor McPherson’s lonesome barflies

Almost 30 years on, the Irish playwright’s intimate drama brims with painful memories and comedy – brought to dazzling effect by a flawless cast

The Guardian - UK

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Cheers to The Weir! What makes Conor McPherson’s mysterious pub drama so mesmerising?

As Brendan Gleeson prepares for his role in a revival of the 1997 hit, the stars of earlier productions toast its deceptively moving and profound barfly banter

The Guardian - UK

Brendan Gleeson to make West End debut in Conor McPherson’s The Weir

Revival of the ‘profoundly moving’ Irish pub drama will open at the Olympia theatre in Dublin before arriving in London this autumn

The Guardian - UK

The Brightening Air review – shades of Vanya as a Sligo family squabble, tease and wrestle

Terrific performances from Chris O’Dowd and Rosie Sheehy lead a populous family drama hinging on a broken-down country farmhouse

The Guardian - UK

The Brightening Air at the Old Vic review: this slice of 1980s Irish life is hilarious and achingly moving

4/5 Conor McPherson is a singular writer and a phenomenal director

Evening Standard

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‘To hell with RP’ … how surprise Olivier nominee Rosie Sheehy is following in Richard Burton’s footsteps

To survive in acting, she thought she had to nail received pronunciation. Then she remembered Port Talbot’s extraordinary lineage, reverted to her native accent – and everything changed

The Guardian - UK

‘Electrifying experience’: stage version of The Hunger Games to open in new London theatre

Conor McPherson’s adaptation of the hit YA sci-fi novels and films – which starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen – will begin in October, having been delayed since last year

The Guardian - UK

St Nicholas review – Conor McPherson’s vampire tale leaves you hungry for more

Nick Danan is captivating as a power-hungry, parasitic theatre critic drawn into a supernatural world

The Guardian - UK

A new Hunger Games book is coming: Sunrise on the Reaping release date announced

Katniss Everdeen fans will be thrilled with the latest news from Suzanne Collins

Evening Standard

Cold War review – Conor McPherson follows doomed love across eastern bloc

Luke Thallon and Anya Chalotra are the lovers in this adaptation of Paweł Pawlikowski’s 2018 film, with Polish folk music and Elvis Costello songs

The Guardian - UK

Cold War at Almeida Theatre review: Pawel Pawlikowski’s doomed love story, brilliantly translated to the stage

Mulled wine and festive cheer? Forget about it, and see this bleak postwar love story unfold instead

Evening Standard

Hunger Games: loved the film? Now it's becoming a major London stage show

The blockbuster franchise will be adapted by Olivier Award-wining playwright Conor McPherson

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The Independent UK

The Hunger Games stage adaptation coming to the West End

Script is being written by Olivier-winning playwright Conor McPherson

The Guardian - UK

Oscar-nominated romance Cold War to have major London stage adaptation

Elvis Costello songs to feature in play by Girl from the North Country’s Conor McPherson, directed by Rupert Goold at Almeida theatre

Belfast Live

Girl from the North Country: Belfast actor on returning home to perform at Grand Opera House for first time

The Andersonstown man has featured in shows such as Peaky Blinders, Emmerdale and Hope Street

Tribune News Service

Dylan musical 'Girl From the North Country' to be a movie with Oscar winner Olivia Colman

MINNEAPOLIS — "Girl From the North Country," the Broadway musical set in Duluth and driven by the songs of Bob Dylan, will become a movie.

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Daily Mirror

Soldier died after being accidentally shot in head by comrade during training exercise

Conor McPherson, 24, was shot in the head by fellow soldiers during a night time training exercise and died of a fatal injury but a coroner deemed it a tragic accident

Wales Online

Soldier's death on live-firing exercise has been ruled accidental

Private Conor McPherson died in August 2016 after being shot in the head while serving with A Company, 3 Scots

Glasgow Live

Death of Paisley soldier shot in head during night-time training ruled accidental

Private Conor McPherson, 24, was shot through his helmet by another soldier in August 2016, fatally injuring him. The tragic incident happened at Otterburn Training Area.

Daily Record

Death of Scots soldier shot in head during live-firing exercise ruled 'accidental'

The 24-year-old was serving with A Company, 3 Scots - The Black Watch - when the tragic incident unfolded at Otterburn Training Area, Northumberland, n August 2016.

Chronicle Live

Jury rules tragic death of soldier killed during Northumberland live training exercise as accidental

Private Conor McPherson, 24, died during a night-time live training exercise at Otterburn Training Area

Chronicle Live

Inquiry found failings after 'tragic' death of soldier shot during training exercise, inquest hears

Private Conor McPherson was killed during a 'fairly routine' training exercise at Otterburn Training Area

Chronicle Live

Inquest hears moments leading up to death of soldier shot during Northumberland training exercise

Private Conor McPherson was taking part in a night-time training exercise at Otterburn Training Area in August 2016

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