The Night Alive
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The Night Alive is a 2013 stage play by Conor McPherson which won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play 2013–14[1] The play premiered in London in 2013.
The play premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London, running from 13 June 2013 to 27 July 2013.[2] It then transferred to Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company, running from 30 November 2013 (previews) to 2 February 2014. The play was directed by Conor McPherson.[3]
It received positive reviews including from The New York Times[4] and Five stars from Time Out.[5] It also received Best Play nominations from the Lucille Lortel Awards,[6] the Drama Desk Awards,[7] and the Laurence Olivier Awards.[8]
The play was part of the 2015 Dublin Theatre Festival and was performed at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin.[9]
Following the success of the play in London and New York, further productions were scheduled for Chicago (Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 2014)[10] and Los Angeles (Geffen Playhouse, 2015).[11]
Original cast
The original cast at The Donmar in London [2] and Off-Broadway at The Atlantic:
- Tommy — Ciarán Hinds
- Doc — Michael McElhatton
- Aimee — Caoilfhionn Dunne
- Kenneth — Brian Gleeson
- Maurice — Jim Norton