Status Updates From Conor McPherson Plays: Thre...

The Dance of Death: 3/5 - An uneven version of this black comedy. Some lines shimmer with violence and others seem to be jelly.

The Veil: 4/5 - oh this is just full ghost story. I sort of loved it.

The Birds: 2/5 - ??????? why

The Seafarer - 4.5/5: I expect I'll come back to this and love it even more, probably once I understand the rules of poker better than I do. The thing I love about McPherson's work is the way it takes faith so seriously. He writes in a world, normally Irish so I suppose it makes sense, where ghosts and Hell and the devil stalk the world like anything else. And never more shimmeringly terrifying than in The Seafarer.

The Seafarer - 4.5/5: I expect I'll come back to this and love it even more, probably once I understand the rules of poker better than I do. The thing I love about McPherson's work is the way it takes faith so seriously. He writes in a world, normally Irish so I suppose it makes sense, where ghosts and Hell and the devil stalk the world like anything else. And never more shimmeringly terrifying than in The Seafarer.

Shining City - 4/5: The awful things men do. So close to McPherson's Dublin Carol it feels like a companion piece. But he varies on a theme and it's always haunting.