In Pics: Stars step out for the opening night of The Weir
A glittering guest list stepped out for Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of Conor McPherson's The Weir.
Among the familiar faces stepping out for the occasion were Domhnall Gleeson with his mother Mary Weldon, Robert Sheehan, Claire Byrne, Kathryn Thomas, Camille O'Sullivan, Elaine Crowley, Ian Dempsey and Laurence Kinlan. Domhnall Gleeson with his mother Mary Weldon at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy
Mark Huberman, Fionnuala Flanagan, Sinéad Cusack, Cathy Belton and Glen Power were also spotted.
The Weir tells the story of four local men who gather in an isolated pub in rural Ireland on a stormy night.
The men's usual banter and everyday lives are disrupted by the arrival of a woman called Valerie. Claire Byrne and her husband Gerry Scollan at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy
The stories they weave to impress her are gripping, haunting and deeply unsettling.
Little do they know that she has a profoundly personal story of her own, the sharing of which will leave them all shaken. Kathryn Thomas and Padraig McLoughlin at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy
The Weir is written and directed by Conor McPherson.
Brendan Gleeson stars as Jack in the production.
The cast also features Owen McDonnell, Sean McGinley, Kate Phillips and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. Ian Dempsey and his wife Ger at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy
The production will run in Dublin until September 6 before making the leap across the Irish Sea to London's West End.
It will play at the Harold Pinter Theatre from September 12 until December 6. Kathy McGilfillan and Paul McGuinness at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Camille O'Sullivan at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Claire Byrne at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Elaine Crowley at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Sinead Cusack and Paul Cusack at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Glen Power, Kate Horton and Cas Donald at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Robert Sheehan at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Cathy Belton at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Aoife Ruane and Mark O'Rowe at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Freya Gillespie at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Kathryn Thomas at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Laurence Kinlan at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy Simone Collins and Mark Huberman at the opening night of the Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions presentation of The Weir in association with 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy
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