Internationally acclaimed actor Gabriel Byrne will make his West End debut in his critically acclaimed solo show, Walking with Ghosts, for a limited season at the Apollo Theatre from 6-17 September.

Byrne brings his legendary storytelling skills to London for a short two week season prior to taking the show to New York.

Byrne’s career as an actor, writer and director spanned both stage and screen. He has starred in over 80 films working with Hollywood’s great and good. His work on Broadway has seen him win multiple awards and nominations including a Golden Globe for his role in the television drama In Treatment.

As a young boy growing up on the outskirts of Dublin, Gabriel Byrne sought refuge in a world of imagination among the fields and hills near his home, at the edge of a rapidly encroaching city. Moving between sensual recollection of childhood in a now almost vanished Ireland and a commentary on stardom in Hollywood and on Broadway, he reflects on a life’s journey.

By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Walking with Ghosts is a lyrical homage to the people and landscapes that ultimately shape our destinies.

Directed by three-time Emmy award-winning director Lonny Price, the creative team also includes set and lighting designer Sinéad McKenna; costume designer Joan O’Clery; and sound designer Sinéad Diskin.

Gabriel Byrne said: “It was a real joy to hear laughter in a theatre during the premiere run of Walking with Ghosts in Dublin. Although I’ve appeared several times on Broadway, I’ve always had an ambition to work on the West End stage. I’m looking forward immensely to the experience of performing at the beautiful Apollo Theatre.

“I’ve chosen to be honest and unflinching in the recounting of a life from working class Dublin to Hollywood. Although rooted in the local, I hope the play has a universal resonance. What I want in the theatre is to be moved to laugh… to be provoked… to be changed. I think Walking with Ghosts sets out to fulfil that.”

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