The Brightening Air

Old Vic Theatre

Available from 16 April 2025 to 14 June 2025

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A world premiere from Olivier Award-winning writer and director Conor McPherson (The Weir, Girl from the North Country), The Brightening Air is an entrancing tale of fate, family and unseen forces in 1980s Ireland.

  • Date: 10th April 2025 - 14th June 2025
  • Age Guidance: 14+
  • Duration: TBC
  • Venue: Old Vic Theatre, The Cut, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8NB

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About The Brightening Air at the Old Vic Theatre

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.

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Address: The Old Vic, The Cut, London, SE1 8NB

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The Brightening Air is suitable for ages 14+

The Brightening Air's run time is yet to be confirmed

Yes, The Old Vic Theatre is wheelchair accessible. 

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