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17 Sep to 23 Oct 2021
Theatre Royal (Stratford East)
Image courtesy Theatre Royal (Stratford East)
Synopsis
Dublin, Ireland.
John, recently bereaved, believes himself to be haunted by the ghost of his dead wife.
Plagued by secrets, he slowly reveals his story and his truth to Ian - a psychotherapist and former priest who has lost his faith.
As the two men struggle to make sense of their place in the world, they are bound in ways they could never have imagined and forced to question the very nature of reality itself.
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Age suitability: Not available
Written by Olivier Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson (The Weir, The Seafarer), SHINING CITY is a poignant and unsettling exploration of guilt, loneliness and the spaces between us.
Directed by Nadia Fall and starring Brendan Coyle, this is the play's first London revival since premiering at the Royal Court in 2004 to critical acclaim.
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Theatre
Stratford
London E15 1BN
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Cast
Creatives
Author: Conor McPherson
Director: Nadia Fall
Designer: Peter McKintosh
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Sound: Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Movement: Jack Murphy