Irish Rep: The Weir

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/23/20 at 5:07pm

We are set to see Irish Rep's new Zoom production of The Weir.  It's free to stream at designated times through 25 July (reservations required but I don't know how limited it is) A review/article said that the actors were filmed in different locations with green screens - so it might be that the "final" version being streamed looks like it is on a single set.  I don't know. Maybe someone here has watched. This is, apparently, Irish Rep's second zoom show - having previously done Molly Sweeney - which we did not see.We saw a production in London = and it is a spooky show but certainly it is a lot - I mean a lot - of talking. 

Sign up here. Irish Rep: The Weir

Article on the production here: Newsweek on The Weir Zoom production

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/23/20 at 5:14pm

I watched it the other night and was SO SO impressed with how they did it. It’s not a Zoom reading its actors in costume in front of a green screen (I’m guessing) with the bar setting behind them. It’s edited so well that you forget sometimes you’re watching four actors in totally separate spaces. This really should be a template for other productions because it set the bar for what can be done very high.

Updated On: 7/23/20 at 05:14 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/23/20 at 5:23pm

Thanks for the info, can't wait to check it out!

[HogansHero]

Posted: 7/23/20 at 9:32pm

+1 from me for this production. Very well done. It's interesting how this "genre" is evolving.

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/25/20 at 5:05pm

Well, that was bloody fabulous. We'd seen The Weir in London at Wyndham's. in 2014.  And this brought back so many of those same feelings of comfort, discomfort, and eeriness.

I thought Dan Butler's Jack was the heart and soul of this production. Oddly, I guess he was the newcomer to the cast! But everyone was so good. 

The direction was creative - and while not completely seamless - made it feel more like being in a theatre. 

[scripps]

Posted: 7/25/20 at 8:02pm

As someone who was thrown into the digital realm this spring and can barely get my presenters to consider upgrading to an external webcam and ring light setup, color me impressed by the Irish Rep!

[Owen22]

Posted: 7/25/20 at 9:53pm

I have not yet seen the steaming production but saw the original Irish Rep production this is based on and it was easily, on that tiny stage, the best Weir I have ever seen. 

However, Billy Carter (late of Sing Street) is not repeating his role as the bartender (the character name escapes me at the mo' and I loved him so much (he was the therapist in Irish Rep's Mathew Broderick revival of Shining City as well) I'm a little reluctant to see it again...

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 7/26/20 at 10:50pm

the fake backgrounds were kind goofy....

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/26/20 at 10:55pm

Yeah why couldn’t they just all go to a real pub and film it there, right?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/27/20 at 9:33pm

As always am excellent retort on your behalf.

And for the record, responding to a stupid comment like yours does not make someone “exhausting”. Making said stupid comments when a company is trying their damndest to stay afloat AND provide free entertainment to the community is exhausting. 

Updated On: 7/27/20 at 09:33 PM