Conor McPherson Plays: Two (NHB Modern Plays)

The second collection of plays from the multi-award winning author. Featuring: The WeirA magical, compelling play set in present day Dublin on Christmas Eve. Undertaker John Plunkett is sharing memories of funerals over the years and dispensing advice to his young assistant. But the arrival of his daughter Mary - estranged, grown-up - shows him the time has come to face up to his own disastrous past. Otherwise, he will never be able to create some kind of truce with his fear of the future. Dublin CarolThe spellbinding, beautifully observed hit from the master of suspenseful realism; combining superbly chilling tales of the supernatural with the hilarious banter of a small community in the heart of rural Ireland.Olivier Award for Best New PlayEvening Standard Award for Best New PlaywrightCritic's Circle Award for Most Promising New Playwright Port AuthorityA wry, moving, funny tale of how modern man faces up to the responsibility of love, woven in monologues. Come On OverA short play about a Jesuit priest, sent to investigate a 'miracle' in his home town, who re-encounters the woman who loved him thirty years before. The collection also features an Afterword and in-depth interview with the author. 'already heir to the great Irish tradition of absorbing tale-telling' - Guardian 'The finest dramatist of his generation' - Telegraph