The Weir
By Conor McPherson
Directed by Mary McCallum
18 - 22 February 2025
LAUNCH AFTERNOON
Sunday 10 November, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
AUDITIONS
Please note change of date
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Wednesday 13 November, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
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Monday 18 November, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
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Wednesday 20 November, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
AUDITION PIECES
Jack
pp.20 - 22: Top - “Top that up”; or 45 - 47: Top – “I may be on my way now.”
Finbar
pp.24 – 27: “Ah Janey” – “I’m going to powder my nose.”
Jim
pp.31 – 33: Top - “Me knowing nothing about him.”
Brendon
pp,3 – 7: Start - “Good luck”: & 43 - 44: “There you are now – “Cheers” & 48: End
Valerie
pp.37 - 40; “Something happened to me” – “I heard her”
As well as individual auditions, everyone will be asked to read in a group scene with other auditionees.
REHEARSALS
We will start on Monday 25th October and run on Mondays, Wednesdays and some Sundays until show week in mid February with the exception of the 2nd and 4th December and the Christmas and New Year period. 18th December - 7th January.
Synopsis
Gathered at the pub on a windy night in rural Ireland, the landlord and his regulars share old stories with Valerie, a young woman who has recently arrived from Dublin. At turns ghostly and mesmerising, their tales draw Valerie into their world – but it is her story that stops the men in their tracks.
Conor McPherson’s play The Weir combines superbly chilling tales of the supernatural with the hilarious banter of a small community in the heart of rural Ireland.
The Weir was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs at the Ambassadors Theatre on West Street, London, in July 1997. It transferred to the Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End in February 1998, where it played for two years.
An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Characters
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Jack
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Finbar
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Jim
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Brendon
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Valerie