The Brightening Air | Plot in 60 Seconds | National Theatre at Home

‘The finest play of the year’ - The i (★★★★★) from Olivier Award-winning writer and director Conor McPherson is now streaming worldwide on National Theatre at Home at https://www.ntathome.com/the-brighten...

How much of living is really just forgetting?

For brother and sister Stephen (Brian Gleeson) and Billie (Rosie Sheehy), 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 (Seán McGinley) with an unscrupulous plan, a sister-in-law (Hannah Morrish) seeking a miracle, and a prodigal brother hell-bent on trouble (Chris O’Dowd). This world premiere is an entrancing tale of fate, family and unseen forces in 1980s Ireland.

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