About

A blackly funny, haunting tale of family and friendship, steeped in whiskey and stirred by regret, from Ireland’s greatest storyteller.

It's Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his blind brother, Richard. As the two men rattle around their old house, they are joined by local layabouts Ivan and Nicky – and a stranger, new to town, the mysterious Mr Lockhart. Over a night fuelled by alcohol and resentment, a game of cards is on the table. But the cost of losing may be higher than anyone imagines…

⭐⭐⭐⭐ "An excellent cast does justice to McPherson's script...the dialogue flows as smoothly as the whiskey, full of Irishisms and rhythm."
Everything Theatre

⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Beautifully observed and nuanced… The cast is of a uniformly high quality... Not a glance, a sigh, an exclamation or intonation of voice is wasted…"
Mark Aspen

⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The Seafarer is a darkly funny, yet disturbing and haunting tale of family and friendship, loyalty and regret, the need for love, redemption and the importance of the "second chance"."
Mark Aspen

Cast & Creatives:
Written by Conor McPherson
Directed by Ian Higham

James ‘Sharky’ Harkin ~ Eugene Duffy
Richard Harkin ~ Ian Cooke
Ivan Curry ~ James Ross Turner
Nicky Giblin ~ Nick Thomas
Mr Lockhart ~ Matthew Flexman