Conor McPherson was born in Dublin in 1970. His plays include RUM AND VODKA, THE GOOD THIEF, ST NICHOLAS, THE WEIR, A DUBLIN CAROL, and THIS LIME TREE BOWER. These are published as THIS LIME TREE BOWER (London, Nick Hern Books, 1996), ST. NICHOLAS and THE WEIR (Dublin, New Island Books, 1999), A DUBLIN CAROL (Nick Hern Books, 1999), and THE WEIR (Nick Hern Books, 2000). He has written the screenplays for I WENT DOWN (1997), SALTWATER (2000), an adaptation of THIS LIME TREE BOWER, and THE ACTORS (2003). He has also directed SALTWATER and THE ACTORS, and Beckett's ENDGAME. He won the Olivier Award for Best New Play for THE WEIR.
