Full cast announced for THE BRIGHTENING AIR at The Old Vic
The Old Vic Theatre has announced the full cast of Conor McPherson’s new play The Brightening Air, which plays at the venue from 10 April-14 June.
The full cast 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.
Dermot returns home to County Sligo with hidden aims. 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.
A world premiere from Olivier Award-winning writer and director Conor McPherson, The Brightening Air is an entrancing tale of fate, family and unseen forces in 1980s Ireland.
The production features set and costume design by Rae Smith, lighting by Mark Henderson, sound by Gregory Clarke, movement & intimacy direction by Lucy Hind, and casting by Serena Hill CDG.
