MISTERMAN Revival Starring Daniel Marconi Leads Origin Irish Theatre Festival

The Off-Broadway revival of Enda Walsh's “Misterman” will be the centerpiece of the 2026 Origin Irish Theatre Festival in New York. 

Directed by Labhaoise Magee, and starring Daniel Marconi (“Sweeney Todd” and "Mary Poppins" on Broadway) as Thomas, Walsh's virtuosic study of one man's descent into religious mania in small-town Ireland begins on Tue June 23, opens on Thu June 25 and runs through Sun July 5 at Theater Row, 410 West 42nd Street, the Festival's mainstage.

First produced at the Granary Theatre in Cork, "Misterman” received its New York premiere in 2002 in a production directed David DeBeck and starring George C. Heslin (Origin's first production).  The play's celebrated revival in 2011 featuring Cillian Murphy, played at the National Theatre in London before moving to St. Ann's Warehouse in New York City.  Tickets range from $39 to $69 can be purchased HERE  

Origin Theatre Company produces the Origin Irish Theatre Festival (formerly Origin 1st Irish), which runs from Tue June 16 to Sun July 5.  Tickets are now on sale at www.origintheatre.org

The Festival kicks off on Tue Jun 16 with a unique immersive concert, the “Enda Walsh Mixtape,” celebrating the music that inspired Walsh's plays and films, as well as tunes from his musicals “Once,” "Sing Street," and "Lazarus" (Walsh's musical collaboration with David Bowie). Featuring Max Bartos and the Motherfolkers. Tue Jun 16, 7pm, Paddy Reilly's Music Bar, 519 2nd Avenue Tickets are $49 to $69 can be purchased HERE

Origin, the theater company responsible for introducing the work of over 300 Irish and European playwrights to New York audiences since its founding in 2002, is honoring the Tony Award-winning playwright Enda Walsh ("Once," “Disco Pigs,” "Lazarus"), spotlighting his groundbreaking body of work while celebrating the extraordinary legacy that began with his American debut at Origin over two decades ago.

At Origin's 2026 Benefit Gala on Mon Jun 29, Walsh will be welcomed back to New York and honored with the title of Origin's Ard Seanchaí (“Chief Storyteller” in Irish). Origin will also unveil plans for its ambitious 25th anniversary season in 2027, marking a major milestone for the organization. The event features musical performances, an open bar, and hors d'oeuvres provided by Stout NYC. At the American Irish Historical Society, 991 Fifth Avenue, Monday June 29, 7pm   Tickets from $100 HERE

The festival's lineup also includes four one-night-only staged readings of notable Enda Walsh plays: "Disco Pigs,” the cult classic that had its New York premiere with Origin in 2005, at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street (Sun Jun 28) Tickets $33 HERE; “Medicine” at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street (Thu Jun 18) Tickets $33 HERE; “The Twits” at An Beal Bocht, 445 238th Street, The Bronx (Sun Jun 21 at 2pm), Tickets $20 HERE; "The Same," at the NY Irish Center, 1040 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City (Thu Jul 2), Tickets $25 HERE . (All at 7pm, except “The Twits.”)

The 2026 Origin Irish Theatre Festival (the 18th annual) celebrating the works of Origin's inaugural playwright and Ard Seanchaí, the Tony Award-winning Enda Walsh, will take place from Tue June 16 to Sun July 5, at locations in Manhattan, Long Island City and The Bronx.

Tickets for the newly renamed 2026 Origin Irish Theatre Festival, including the Origin Gala, are now on sale. For festival info, visit www.origintheatre.org
“Enda Walsh was there at the very beginning, Origin's first playwright, and he's an artist who defines who we are as a company and who Ireland is as a nation today,” says Origin Theatre Company's artistic director, Labhaoise Magee. “Because of Enda's work with Origin over two decades ago, hundreds of playwrights have had the opportunity to make work in New York. This festival isn't just a celebration of Enda's extraordinary work, it is a tribute to his legacy as contemporary Ireland's Ard Seanchaí, and it is our opportunity to thank him for giving us a voice.”

Commenting on plans for the 2027 festival Aidan Cleary, the executive director, said, “Looking to Origin's 25th anniversary season in 2027, Origin will resume its support of new Irish playwrights, making the company a launch pad for new work."

Some of the Irish companies that have landed productions in past Origin theatre festivals include Fishamble: The New Play Company; the Abbey Theatre; About Face; The Lyric Belfast; Kabosh; The Wexford Arts Center, and Big Telly.  Local companies and artists include Irish Repertory Theater, Irish Arts Center, An Beal Bocht, the cell, the Drilling Company, Fair Play Productions, Philadelphia's Inis Nua and Tiny Dynamite, and Solas Nua in Washington DC.  The Festival launched New York debuts for Larry Kirwan's Tony Award nominated musical “Paradise Square,” Laoisa Sexton's acclaimed “For Love,” and Enda Walsh's "Disco Pigs."

Since its founding in 2002, Origin has introduced works by over 300 playwrights to US audiences, from such countries as the Netherlands, Sweden, Romania, Macedonia, Norway, Italy, Ireland and the United Kingdom.  2027 will mark Origin's 25th anniversary.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

1/ Tuesday, June 16, 7pm - Festival Opening Night

“Enda Walsh Mixtape: An Immersive Concert Experience”

Music director Max Bartos leads Origin's house band Max Bartos and the Motherfolkers and special guests in a celebration of the music that inspired Walsh's plays and films, as well as tunes from his musicals “Once,” "Sing Street," and "Lazarus" (Walsh's musical collaboration with David Bowie). (Full cast TBA)

Tue Jun 16, 7pm
Paddy Reilly's Music Bar
519 2nd Avenue
Tickets $49 to $69

2/ Thursday, June 18, 7pm

“Medicine” – Staged Reading

A darkly comic and surreal exploration of performance, identity, and institutional life directed by Lexi Carter.

Thu Jun 18, 7pm
Theatre Row (Theatre 5)
410 West 42nd Street
Tickets $33

3/ Sunday, June 21, 2pm

“The Twits” – Staged Reading

Walsh's mischievous adaptation of Roald Dahl's story of a man and woman who hold a family of monkeys hostage. “The Twits” is co-produced with Poor Mouth Theatre Company and directed by Don Creedon.

An Beal Bocht Café
445 238th Street, The Bronx
Tickets $20

“The Twits” premiered at the Royal Court, London in 2015.

4/ Tuesday, June 23, 7pm

First Preview – “Misterman”

Directed by Labhaoise Magee and starring Daniel Marconi as Thomas. The designers are Shane Hennessy (Lighting Design), Elliot Yokum (Sound Design), and Silin Chen (Scenic & Props Design).

Runs through July 5 at Theatre Row (Theatre 5).
410 West 42nd Street
Tickets $39 to $69

“Misterman” was first performed by Enda Walsh in a Corcadorca Theatre Company production at the Granary Theatre in Cork in April 1999, directed by Pat Kiernan. A revised version was produced by Landmark Productions and Galway Arts Festival, and performed at the Black Box Theatre, Galway, as part of the Galway Arts Festival in July 2011 and at the National Theatre, London, in 2012.

5/ Wednesday, June 24, 7pm

“Misterman” – Second Preview

Theatre Row (Theatre 5)
410 West 42nd Street
Tickets $39 to $69

6/ Thursday, June 25, 7pm

“Misterman” – Opening Night Performance

Theatre Row (Theatre 5)
410 West 42nd Street
Tickets $39 to $69

7/ Friday, June 26, 7pm

“Misterman”

8/ Saturday, June 27, 2pm

“Misterman”

9/ Saturday, June 27, 7pm

“Misterman”

10/ Sunday, June 28, 2pm

“Misterman”

11/ Sunday, June 28, 7pm

“Disco Pigs” – Staged Reading

The dark tale of Pig and Runt, born on the same day, at the same time, in the same hospital in Cork, whose violent co-dependence splinters on a fateful night out to celebrate their 17th birthday. (Director and cast TBA)

First produced in 1996 by the Corcadorca Theatre Company in Cork, the play launched the careers of Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh. Origin produced the play's US premiere in 2005.

Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

Theatre Row (Theatre 5)
410 West 42nd Street
Tickets $33

12/ Sunday, June 28

“Misterman” – 2pm

13/ Monday, June 29, 7pm

Origin Theatre Company's 2026 Benefit Gala: Honoring Enda Walsh, Origin's Inaugural Playwright and Ard Seanchaí

American Irish Historical Society
991 Fifth Avenue

Tickets are $100 and include musical performances, ceremony, open bar, and hors d'oeuvres provided by Stout NYC.

14/ Thursday, July 2, 7pm

“Misterman”

15/ Thursday, July 2, 7pm

“The Same” – Staged Reading

A haunting, music-driven meditation about two women who meet in a psychiatric institution, delving into isolation, connection, and the rhythms of modern existence.

First produced by Corcadorca Theatre Company at the Old Cork Prison, Cork, in February 2017, and subsequently as part of the Galway International Arts Festival at Galway Airport in July 2019. It won The Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for Best Play.

Directed by é boylan.

New York Irish Center
1040 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City
Tickets $25

16/ Friday, July 3, 7pm

“Misterman”

17/ Saturday, July 4, 7pm

“Misterman”

18/ Sunday, July 5, 2pm

Enda Walsh's “Misterman” – Closing Performance

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