Waking Ned Devine

The Lyric Theatre and Waking Ned Devine LLC are proud to announce Waking Ned Devine, a major new musical production, which will open at the Lyric this Spring.Based on the beloved film written and directed by Kirk Jones, this new musical tells the story of Ned Devine, who has won a fortune on the lottery, and his fellow residents in a small Irish village are eager to find ways to share in his newfound wealth.

However, there’s a major challenge that Ned’s friends and neighbours must face that sets off a wonderfully funny and life-affirming story about friendship, community and what’s more valuable than riches.Over the past year, the creative team and the producers had been working alongside Glen Hansard and his fellow Tony and Oscar-winning creative partner Markéta Irglová to develop this major new musical production which is their first musical theatre project since Once.