Shining City

In Dublin a man comes to a counsellor seeking help. He claims to have seen the ghost of his recently deceased wife. But what begins as just an unusual encounter becomes a desperate struggle between the living and the dead – a struggle which will shape and define both men for the rest of their lives.

Stanley Townsend as John and Michael McElhatton as Ian
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Stanley Townsend won the Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Award for Best Actor 2004
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He was also nominated Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in 2004.
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Cast & Creatives

Tom Murphy Stanley Townsend. Michael McElhatton Kathy Kiera Clarke

Director:Conor McPherson
Set Designer:Rae Smith

Reviews

” MOVING, COMPASSIONATE, INGENIOUS AND ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING” – Daily Telegraph

” Writing and acting at its most riveting” – The Times

” McPherson’s writing shines” – Sunday Independent

“Gripping, compulsive…McPherson’s best ever” – Sunday Tribune

” GENUINE EXCELLENCE” – The Times