National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air

How much of living is really just forgetting?

The family home is more than merely a building. It can be a destination of pilgrimage, an inherited investment, a repository of memory or even magic. And, for brother and sister Stephen and Billie, home is all they have. Mucking along in their decaying farmhouse, they’re doing just fine. That is, until the arrival of an ex-clergyman uncle with an unscrupulous plan, a sister-in-law seeking a miracle, and a prodigal brother hell-bent on trouble.

Cast

Brian Gleeson

Stephen

Rosie Sheehy

Billie

Sean McGinly

Pierre

Hannah Morrish

Lydia

Chris O'Dowd

Dermot

Eimhin Fitzgerald Doherty

Brendan

Aisling Kearns

Freya

Derbhle Crotty

Elizabeth

Crew

Conor McPherson

Director

Conor McPherson

Writer

Rae Smith

Set Designer

Rae Smith

Costume Design

Mark Henderson

Lighting Design

Gregory Clarke

Sound

Clips & Videos

The Brightening Air | Official Trailer | National Theatre at Home

Conor McPherson introduces his new play | The Brightening Air

The Brightening Air | Who's Who