A new production of The Weir written, and directed for the first time, by Conor McPherson (The Brightening Air, Girl from the North Country), starring Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin, Paddington 2) making his West End debut as Jack at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 12 September to 6 December 2025.
The multi award-winning actor Brendan Gleeson makes a long-awaited return to the stage in Dublin playing at the 3Olympia Theatre from 8 August to 6 September before transferring to the West End. Further casting to be announced.
The tallest tales reveal the deepest truths.
On a stormy night, four local men gather in an isolated pub in rural Ireland. Their usual banter and everyday lives are disrupted by the arrival of a woman called Valerie. The stories they weave to impress her are gripping, haunting and deeply unsettling. Little do they know that she has a profoundly personal story of her own, the sharing of which will leave them all shaken.
The Weir is a testament to the need for human connection, the possibility of hope, and the enduring power of storytelling.
Brendan Gleeson said, “Conor McPherson’s The Weir is one of the rarest plays around. The last time I appeared on stage was ten years ago, at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, where I started my career. I can’t wait to be back there, and then to play in the West End for the first time, at the beautiful Pinter Theatre – and to work with Conor on his profoundly moving, inspiring and ultimately hopeful play.”
Conor McPherson said, “I can hardly believe it’s thirty years since I wrote The Weir – and about thirty years since I first met the wonderful Brendan Gleeson. It’s an absolute honour to bring this play to life again with one of the great titans of Irish acting. I’m hugely looking forward to directing my play for the very first time and sharing this production with audiences in Dublin and in London very soon.”
Tickets to THE WEIR
Additional information
Booking until
12 September – 6 December 2025
Show Times
Monday – Saturday 7:30pm, with 2:30pm performance on Saturday
Running Time
TBC
Theatre
Harold Pinter Theatre
Age Recommendation
TBC
Access Performances
Captioned: Saturday 25 October, 2:30pm
Audio Described: TBC
Brendan Gleeson
Film credits: Banshees of Inisherin (for which he was nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA), Joker: Folie à Deux, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Six Shooter (winner of Academy Award), In Bruges (Golden Globe, British Independent Film, Satellite, IFTA, and BAFTA Award nominated), Harry Potter, The Tailor of Panama, In My Country, The Tiger’s Tail, The Butcher Boy, Breakfast on Pluto, Mission: Impossible II, AI, 28Days Later…, Gangs of New York, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, Beowulf, Green Zone, Albert Nobbs, Safe House, The Company You Keep, Edge of Tomorrow, The Guard (Golden Globe, IFTA and BIFA nominated), Cavalry (winner of IFTA and BIFA), The Coen Brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Hampstead, Paddington 2, Trespass Against Us, Alone in Berlin, Assassin’s Creed, Live by Night, In the Heart of the Sea, Suffragette (winner of BIFA Award), The Field, Into the West, The Treaty, Far and Away, Braveheart (winner of five Academy Awards), The General (winner of IFTA and the London Critics’ Circle Film Award) and I Went Down (winner of Boston Society of Film Critics).
Theatre credits: Following early work with Passion Machine in Dublin, theatre credits include On Such as We (Abbey Theatre) and The Walworth Farce (3Olympia Theatre).
