VHS recordings of Druid productions during the 1980s
Printed flyer detailing Druid's season programme for Winter 1979. Includes information on productions of Eternal Triangle by Frank O'Connor, adapted by Paul Avila Mayer (Lunchtime play), A Galway Girl by Geraldine Aron (Lunchtime play) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, along with an exhibition of weaving by Galway artist Leila Campbell at the foyer of Druid Theatre.
File includes printed programme from the DruidMurphy production at Lincoln Center, as part of the Lincoln Centre Festival, New York, USA, (Jul 5 – 14, 2012) Includes a note from Garry Hynes and cast and crew information. Also included is a Festival brochure from the Lincoln Centre Festival.
Files relating to the Irish and international production of DruidMurphy - The Plays of Tom Murphy, directed by Garry Hynes. The production included Conversations on a Homecoming, A Whistle in the Dark, and Famine. The dates and venues of production were: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, USA, (Oct 17 – 20, 2012), Dublin Theatre Festival, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. (Oct02 – 13, 2012) The Mall Theatre, Tuam, Co. Galway, (Sep 29, 2012) Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, Co. Galway, (Sep 28, 2012) Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Co. Galway (Sep 27, 2012) Clifden Arts Festival, Clifden, Co. Galway, (Sep 24 – 25, 2012) Clifden Arts Festival (Clifden Town Hall), Clifden, Co. Galway (Sep 24 – 25)
The Everyman, Cork (Sep 11 – 21, 2012) Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, UK,Part of London 2012 Festival, (Aug 18 – 25, 2012) Galway Arts Festival, Town Hall Theatre, Galway (Jul 23 – 28, 2012) Lincoln Center Festival, New York, USA, (Jul 5 – 14, 2012) Hampstead Theatre, London, UK, Part of London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, (Jun 20 – 30, 2012) Town Hall Theatre, Galway, (May 25 – June 9, 2012)
File includes printed programmes from the Irish touring production from Druid Theatre Company in a co-production with Quinnipiac University Connecticut, NUI Galway, Lincoln Centre Festival and Galway Arts Festival and which includes an interview with Tom Murphy by Colm Tóibín; an article by Gearóid Ó' Tuathaigh entitled "Famine and Dispersal: The Historical Shadow"; an article entitled 'Puppetry, Mimicry, Rhetoric!': Colonial Legacies in Tom Murphy; "The Murphy Magic: A Personal Account" by Andrew O'Hagan; "The Voice on Druid's Sat Nav" by Fintan O'Toole; an article on Tom Murphy by Colm Tóibín and also images from rehearsal and production of DruidMurphy as well as biographies of cast members. Additional programme notd to be at the UK opening of DruidMurphy at Hampstead Theatre, London (23 June 2012) File also includes printed flyers from the individual touring venues of the productions and include information on the play.
Invoices for services supplied by Kate Bowe Public Relations Company for work on the production of "DruidMurphy".
Irish touring production of DruidMurphy but including two plays - Conversations on a Homecoming and A Whistle in the Dark, by Tom Murphy and directed by Garry Hynes. Production venues include the Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick, (Jun 18 – 22, 2013) Backstage, Longford
(Jun 4 – 8, 2013) An Grianán, Letterkenny (May 28 – June 1, 2013) Glor, Ennis, Co. Clare (May 21 – 25, 2013) Dunamaise, Portlaoise, (May 14 – 18, 2013) The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, (Apr 30 – May 11, 2013) Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, (Apr 23 – 27, 2013) Town Hall Theatre, Galway, (Apr 12 – 20, 2013). File includes scripts of A Whistle in the Dark with cover note of "Garry Hynes' Script" and including manuscript notes and annotation to the script by Hynes. Script of Conversation on a Homecoming with covernote "Garry Hynes' Script" and including manuscript notes and annotation by Hynes. Script of Conversations on a Homecoming with covernote "Tom Murphy's Script' with manuscript notes and annotations made by Tom Murphy.
Mounted colour photograph of Druid Theatre Company cast and staff members, part of the "DruidMurphy" productions by Druid of "Conversations on a Homecoming" and "A Whistle in the Dark" by Tom Murphy, directed by Garry Hynes. Those pictured include Stephen Jones, Garrett Lombard, Rory Nolan, Marie Mullen, Charlotte McCurry, Marty Rea, Judith Roddy, Gavin Drea, Edwin Mullane, Michael Glenn Murphy, Rory Nolan, Judith Roddy, Maelíosa Stafford, Garry Hynes, Thomas Conway, Sarah Lynch, David Bolger, Craig Flaherty, Francis O'Connor and others. Manuscript note on reverse "Best Wishes for the tour! Love all the Druids X"
File of press cuttings marking Druid Theatre's 35th Birthday, which also featured a limited performance of "From Galway to Broadway and Back Again" as part of the celebrations.