McPherson’s discursive humanism exactly suits both O’Reilly’s light directorial touch and the confident realism of his ...

Read our review of *Girl from the North Country*, written and directed by Conor McPherson, now in performances at the Old Vic ...

Nick’s fearsomely straight-talking wife Elizabeth (Katie Brayben) is suffering from some form of dementia, his wannabe writer son Gene (Colin Bates) has taken to drink and his adopted daughter ...

When Conor McPherson’s Girl From the North Country was first staged in 2017, its combination of foot-tapping Bob Dylan ...

When Conor McPherson’s Girl From the North Country was first staged in 2017, its combination of foot-tapping Bob Dylan ...

With four of his plays dominating the London stage this year, the Irish playwright explains why he is endlessly searching for ...

Girl from the North Country theatre review — Bob Dylan musical is older but still forlornly beautiful on linkedin (opens in a new window) ...

Conor McPherson’s haunting Bob Dylan musical returns for another West End stint. Theatre, Drama; Old Vic, Waterloo; 10 Jul 23 Aug 2025. Recommended. Friday 13 June 2025. Share. Copy Link.

Conor McPherson is the writer and director of “Girl From the North County,” which tells a tale set in 1930s Minnesota that’s aided by the songs of Bob Dylan. (Emilio Madrid) ...

Conor McPherson has written 12 shows including St. Nicholas (Playwright), The Weir (Playwright), This Lime Tree Bower (Playwright), Dublin Carol (Playwright), Shining City (Playwright), The ...

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McPherson’s play with music is set in Duluth, Minnesota — Dylan’s birthplace — in 1934 (seven years before he was born). It’s the Great Depression, and the Lane family, led by patriarch ...