Garry Hynes of Druid tells Padraic Killeen why they’ve revived Martin McDonagh’s modern classic

Aaron Monaghan, from Cavan, is currently playing Estragon in Waiting for Godot for Druid until July 23 in the Mick Lally Theatre, Galway, before embarking on an ‘Unusual Rural Tour’.  Druid.ie.

The Everyman Theatre has announced its summer programme, featuring a fantastic mix of classic and contemporary theatre, music, comedy and much more.

Cathy Belton is currently playing Patricia Hennessy in Red Rock on TV3, and also plays Roy’s mother in Roy, the story of a cartoon boy.

Town Hall Theatre, Galway

Bailegangaire will be staged alongside Tom Murphy’s new prequel to his classic play, writes Pádraic Kileen

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Garry Hynes co-founded Druid in the 1970s, and is not going to stop and rest on her laurels yet.

Theatre - The Colleen Bawn

For Garry Hynes, artistic director with Druid Theatre Company, 2014 has begun where 2013 ended, with the joyous revival of Dion Boucicault’s 1860 play, The Colleen Bawn.

Classical: Berlin Philharmonie, Live in HD

Joanne O’Riordan has already addressed the UN, and the world once again seemed hers for the taking as a documentary into her life premiered in Cork City.

Druid’s acclaimed collaboration with Tom Murphy gave his work a new lease of life. Now it is reaching new audiences with a national tour, writes Pádraic Killeen

The huge box office success of John B Keane’s Big Maggie was one of the factors behind theatre company Druid recording a turnaround in its fortunes last year.

From film to visual art, from theatre to pop, our critics pick the highlights of the year in arts

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

COLLEAGUES from the worlds of theatre and television have paid tribute to actor Mick Lally, who died yesterday morning, aged 64.

The theatre world was tonight mourning the loss of Mick Lally, one of its most renowned actors.