Waiting for the new generation to take on Godot

Garrett Lombard and Druid’s other young guns were eager to put their spin on Beckett’s classic, writes Alan O’Riordan

IN 2013, Druid Theatre Company established an ensemble of actors that would have a relationship with the company more sustained than that offered by a production-to-production basis.

The company — Druid founder-member Marie Mulle, Marty Rea, Rory Nolan, Aaron Monaghan, Aisling O’Sullivan, and Garrett Lombard — meet throughout the year as part of Druid’s artistic process, one that has seen the company mount a succession of large-scale productions, such as Druid Shakespeare and Druid Murphy.