Conor McPherson's (Girl From The North Country) latest play, set in 1980s Ireland, is set to premiere at The Old Vic this spring.
The cast of The Brightening Air. Headshots provided by production.
The full cast has been announced for The Brightening Air.
It includes Derbhle Crotty (Portia Coughlan), Eimhin Fitzgerald Doherty (Juno and the Paycock), Brian Gleeson (Bad Sisters), Aisling Kearns (Juno and the Paycock), Seán McGinley (A Whistle in the Dark), Hannah Morrish (The Merchant of Venice 1936), Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) and Rosie Sheehy (Machinal). They are joined by understudies Ella Maria Carmen, Callum Cronin, Joseph McCarthy and Amy Vicary-Smith.
The creative team is Set & Costume by Rae Smith, Lighting by Mark Henderson, Sound by Gregory Clarke, Movement & Intimacy by Lucy Hind,Casting by Serena Hill CDG, Voice by Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth, Dialect by Danièle Lydon and Fights by Kate Waters.The Associate Director is Anastasia Osei-Kuffour, Associate Set is Niall McKeever, the Costume Supervisor is Poppy Hall, the Props Supervisor is Fahmida Bakht and the Music Associate is Benjamin McQuigg.
The Brightening Air follows Dermot who returns home to County Sligo with a hidden agenda. His siblings are desperate to hold on to the family home but with an ex-clergyman uncle and sister-in-law looking for their own answers, plans soon go awry. It's a play which tells the enchanting tale of fate, family and unseen forces.
The Brightening Air will run at The Old Vic from 10 April to 14 June 2025.
