About the Show

Gabriel Byrne writes & stars in his acclaimed solo show adapted from his best-selling memoir.

'Walking with Ghosts' follows Gabriel Byrne's life from growing up as a child who immersed himself in the world of imagination in Ireland, to finding commercial success as both a stage & screen actor in the United States. This solo piece serves as a poetic homage to the people and places that shaped Gabriel Byrne's fascinating life.

Gabriel Byrne is a critically acclaimed actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He has received two Tony nominations for his work in the Broadway revivals of Eugene O'Neill's 'A Moon for the Misbegotten' and 'Long Day's Journey into Night'. He is also well-known for his portrayal of psychotherapist Dr. Paul Weston in the acclaimed HBO drama 'In Treatment', for which he won a Golden Globe Award.

'Walking with Ghosts' is directed by Emmy Award-winning director Lonny Price. He has worked on various Broadway musicals such as the 2000 production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd with Patti LuPone and George Hearn, Leonard Bernstein's Candide with Kristin Chenoweth and Sir Thomas Allen, and Passion with Audra McDonald.

Critic Reviews (4)

"Byrne reveals himself as a writer with an eye for detail and the soul of a poet – and as an actor of considerable power and finesse. It's an understated night of theatre, but a rich one."
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"an exceptional piece of storytelling told through a tour-de-force performance"
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"It deserves to be: for all its ease of presentation, and very personal reflection on one actor’s life, it more than earns its place on the big stage, and lingers on, provoking thoughts and feelings long after the curtain drops."
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"He’s shown a West End audience what we’ve been missing, a performer who can mix the light and the dark, the comic and searingly dramatic, with enormous skill, charisma and grace."
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