The Ferryman on Broadway Tickets
About The Ferryman
Northern Ireland, 1981.
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.
Following unanimous, five-star critical acclaim and a thrice-extended, year-long run in London, Jez Butterworth’s "The Ferryman" finally debuts on Broadway this October. This “fiercely gripping play” (Ben Brantley, The New York Times) is directed by Academy and Tony Award winner Sam Mendes and has won three Olivier Awards, including Best New Play and Best Director; three Evening Standard Theatre Awards, including Best Play and Best Director; three WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Play and Best Director; and was named the Best New Play at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards.
Run time
3hr 15min (incl. one intermission and one 5 minute pause between acts 2 and 3)
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Start date
October 2nd, 2018
End date
July 7th, 2019
The Ferryman cast and creative team
By: Jez Butterworth
Director: Sam Mendes
Producer: Sonia Friedman Productions and Neal Street Productions
Cast list: Brian d’Arcy James (as Quinn Carney), Holley Fain (as Caitlin Carney), Emily Bergl (as Mary Carney), alongside Fred Applegate (as Uncle Patrick Carney), Ralph Brown (as Muldoon), Charles Dale (as Father Horrigan), Sean Delaney (as Michael Carney), Jack DiFalco (as Shane Corcoran), Ethan Dubin (as Olsin Carney), Fionnula Flanagan (as Aunt Maggie Faraway), Shuler Hensley (as Tom Kettle), Terence Keeley (as Diarmaid Corcoran), Collin Kelly-Sordelet (as James Joseph "JJ" Carney), Matilda Lawler (as Honor Carney), Michael Quinton McArthur (as Declan Corcoran), Willow McCarthy (as Mercy Carney), Ann McDonough (as Aunt Patricia Carney), Julia Nightingale (as Shena Carney), Brooklyn Shuck (as Nunu Carney), Glenn Speers (as Lawrence Malone), and Graham Winton (as Frank Magennis).
Design: Rob Howell
Lighting: Peter Mumford
Costume: Rob Howell
Choreography: Scarlett Mackmin
Sound: Nick Powell
Other info: Original Music by Nick Powell
Venue
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Accessibility
2 wheelchair spaces
More information about The Ferryman
Set during The Troubles, the 30-year war that tore Northern Ireland apart, “The Ferryman” opens with the discovery of a dead body. Quinn Carney’s brother, Seamus, was one of the Disappeared — a term referring to those believed to have been abducted, murdered, and secretly buried by the Irish Republican Army — until now, the same day as Quinn’s yearly harvest. The past literally comes back to haunt Quinn, a former IRA activist turned farmer, when an unexpected visitor shows up in Jez Butterworth’s latest play exploring politics in 1980s Ireland.
Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes, Butterworth’s newest work comes to Broadway following great acclaim in London’s West End and winning three 2018 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play. “The Ferryman” premiered at the Royal Court in spring 2017 before immediately transferring to the West End Gielgud Theatre.
Recommended for ages 10+. Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
What to watch for
The play is partly based on the experiences of playwright Jez Butterworth’s partner at the time, actor Laura Donnelly, whose uncle disappeared seven months before she was born. Donnelly also starred in the show’s premiere.
“The Ferryman” premiered in spring 2017 at the Royal Court, where playwright Jez Butterworth’s “The River” and “Jerusalem” also premiered before receiving Broadway engagements.
The production features a large cast for a play, with more than 30 members, as well as a live rabbit and a goose.
At the 2018 Olivier Awards, the show took home three awards — for Best New Play, Best Actress, and Best Director.
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