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The Seafarer is a play by Conor McPherson set on Christmas Eve in Baldoyle, a coastal settlement north of Dublin city. Conor McPherson (born August 6, 1971) is an Irish Playwright and director. Baldoyle ( Baile Dúill in Irish) comprises a small coastal village and wide surrounding area with suburban housing estates and farmland on the Northside Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The play centers on James "Sharkey" Harkin, an alcoholic who has recently returned to live with his blind, aging brother, Richard Harkin. As Sharkey attempts to stay off the bottle during the holidays, he contends with the hard-drinking, irascible Richard and his own haunted conscience.

Production History

The play was first performed in September 2006 at the Cottesloe auditorium of London's National Theatre. The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. It received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Play, and Jim Norton won an Olivier for his performance. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre [1] The Cottesloe cast was as follows[2]


The Broadway production opened December 6, 2007 at the Booth Theatre and ran through March 30, 2008. Ron Cook (born in 1948 is a British actor who has been active in the Theatre, Film and Television since the 1970s Conleth Hill is an Northern Irish film stage and television actor Karl Johnson is a British actor notable for acting work on both stage film and television Michael McElhatton is an Irish actor and writer Selected Filmography A Tiger's Tail Spin the Bottle Intermission Jim Norton (born January 4, 1938) is an Irish Tony Award -winning Character actor. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Booth Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 222 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan, New York City The Broadway cast was as follows:[3]

This production garnered multiple Tony Award nominations in 2008, for Best Play, two for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (Conleth Hill; Jim Norton), and Best Director of a Play (Conor McPherson). Ciarán Hinds (born 9 February 1953; Anglicised pronunciation in ˈkɪərɔːn ˈhaɪndz is an IFTA award-winning Irish Actor Conleth Hill is an Northern Irish film stage and television actor David Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an Emmy Award -nominated American stage, Television, and Film actor Jim Norton (born January 4, 1938) is an Irish Tony Award -winning Character actor. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented [4]


The play was first performed in Ireland at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in May 2008. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Abbey Theatre (Amharclann na Mainistreach also known as the National Theatre of Ireland (Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann is a Theatre located in Dublin [5] The Dublin cast was as follows:

References

  1. ^ Olivier Award:
  2. ^ National Theatre site
  3. ^ Playbill article
  4. ^ 2008 Tony Award Nominations. George Costigan (born 1947 is a British actor Early life Costigan was born in Portsmouth and grew up in Irlams o' th' Height and Don Wycherley (born 1967 in Skibereen) is an Irish Actor who is well known for the portrayal of Father Cyril McDuff in the Comedy The New York Times, May 13, 2008.
  5. ^ Abbey Theatre
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