Uniquely Irish tragedy

IN 2005, Galway theatre company, Druid, revived six works by the Irish playwright JM Synge.

The huge production, DruidSynge, enjoyed enormous success and was a thrilling re-evaluation of Synge.

DruidMurphy, the company’s revival of three Tom Murphy plays, may be a similar retrospective for the venerable Tuam writer, who is perhaps Ireland’s greatest living dramatist.