George Street Playhouse

The SeafarerNov 18, 2008 - Dec 14, 2008


The Seafarerby Conor McPhersondirected by Anders Cato
Hailed by The New York Times as “a thinking-person’s alternative to “It’s a Wonderful Life”, Conor McPherson’s Olivier Award-Winning and Tony-nominated play The Seafarer promises to be a funny and haunting alternative to traditional holiday fare. It’s going to be a devil of a Christmas in Baldoyle, a coastal settlement just north of Dublin City. The fog is dense and a group of friends have gathered for what seems to be a simple game of poker, until a mysterious stranger joins the game and raises the stakes damningly high.
Named “The Best New Play of the Year” by the Wall Street Journal, The Seafarer is an unforgettable Irish tale of old friends and holiday spirits - where the whisky bottle is hidden under the couch and everyone lays their cards on the table. Anders Cato, who directed last season’s critically acclaimed production of John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, will return to helm The Seafarer


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