Get tickets now to "the most critically acclaimed play of the season" (Rolling Stone). The Chicago Tribune calls THE FERRYMAN "a sprawling, Shakespearean masterpiece and the best new play of the year." Written by Jez Butterworth and directed Sam Mendes, this "new, instant and monumental classic" (HuffPost) has been ranked on more "Top 10" lists than any other show. New York Times critic Ben Brantley says, "It's the Broadway production of the year."
It's 1981 in Northern Ireland, and the Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest. A day of hard work on the land and a traditional night of feasting and celebrations lie ahead. But this year they will be interrupted by a visitor. The Hollywood Reporter says, "This crackling thriller positively thrums with life and love. It will leave you breathless." And The New Yorker raves, "As you sit in the audience, you know you are watching theatre history happen." Don't miss THE FERRYMAN - "the must-see drama of the year" (Time Out).
Sam Mendes directs, with scenic & costume design by Rob Howell, lighting design by Peter Mumford, sound design & original music by Nick Powell, and choreography by Scarlett Mackmin.
As a portrait of a vengeance-obsessed culture drowning in its own spilled blood, 'The Ferryman' is a searing social document. As a sprawling human drama, poised on the precipice of a violence that you know is waiting for its beguilingly drawn and assayed characters, it is a riveting work of art. It sprawls, too, in the most exhilarating sense of the term. Jez Butterworth's revenge tragedy, which marked its official opening Sunday night at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, teems with people and the events that divide and imperil them.
That ominous opening weighs on everything that follows, as we meet that family, the Carney clan: Quinn (British film star Paddy Considine, who made his stage debut in the London production), his ailing wife Mary (Genevieve O'Reilly), his sister-in-law Caitlin (Donnelly) and assorted aunts, uncles, offspring and cousins. It is harvest day and there's much work - and feasting - to be done, the vivid family dynamics brought to life with care by a cast that has no weak links and by director Sam Mendes, a frequent Butterworth collaborator.
2017 | West End |
World Premiere at Royal Court Theatre West End |
2017 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
2018 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Sam Mendes |
2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Tom Glynn-Carney |
2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Nick Powell |
2019 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Paddy Considine |
2019 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | The Ferryman |
2019 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Play | Jez Butterworth |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Rob Howell |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Sam Mendes |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Fionnula Flanagan |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | The Ferryman |
2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design | Rob Howell |
2019 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Tom Glynn-Carney |
2019 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Paddy Considine |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Rob Howell |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Sam Mendes |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Peter Mumford |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Paddy Considine |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Fionnula Flanagan |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Laura Donnelly |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jez Butterworth |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Rob Howell |
2019 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Nick Powell |
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