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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 22h

The Board of Druid Theatre are delighted to announce the appointment of Maureen Kennelly as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.

To read the full announcement, please visit our website: tinyurl.com/3rspxzdb

Photo: Ruth Medjber

A colour photo of Maureen Kennelly seated in front of white doors.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 4d

And in other news, Macbeth will return... we'll have more news on that soon!

Photo: Emilija Jefremova

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 4d

Our 50th anniversary celebrations continue:

We start re-rehearsals this week for Endgame which tours to Irish Arts Center in New York later this month

The second of two books on Druid will be published next month

University of Galway will host a symposium on Druid in a few weeks

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you...

Our cast, creative team + production team

Funders + sponsors incl The Arts Council, Smurfit Westrock, McDonogh Capital Investments, University of Galway, Galway City Council

Partners The Mick Lally Theatre, Galway International Arts Fest, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin Theatre Fest

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 4d

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more."

The curtain has come down on Macbeth. Thank you to everyone who came to see us in Dublin as well as in Galway earlier this summer!

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A large group photo of about 30 people – the Riders to the Sea and Macbeth company – altogether in The Mick Lally Theatre. Almost everyone is wearing the same t-shirt with a pic of Ladeen the Dog on the front.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for coming, delighted you enjoyed the show!

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Phoenixrising1051 @scorpions51.bsky.social · 8d

Where we were last night. This is before everyone came in, every seat was sold. We saw Macbeth by @druidtheatre.bsky.social it was so very very good. 🎭👏👏👏

#macbeth #theatre #Dublin

Inside of the Gaity Theatre, Dublin before every seat was filled.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 15d

★★★★★ The Irish Times
★★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★★ Irish Examiner
★★★★★ Arena, RTÉ Radio 1
★★★★★ Galway Advertiser

Macbeth is presented as part of our 50th anniversary programme, sponsored by McDonogh Capital Investments.

Photography by Emilija Jefremova.

Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 15d

MACBETH
📆 25 Sep - 5 Oct
📍 Gaiety Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival
➡️ Tickets are currently sold out but please check online for returns and last-minute releases bit.ly/4jbKgWz

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 15d

Tonight's our first preview of Macbeth in Dublin

👑🗡️🧙‍♀️🩸

Here's a throwback to our Galway run this summer at The Mick Lally Theatre, some pics of the cast heading upstairs to the dressing rooms after taking their (rather bloody) curtain call!

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 18d

Following the performance, Druid co-founders Garry Hynes and Marie Mullen participated in a post-show discussion, hosted by celebrated archivist Catriona Crowe.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 18d

We performed Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge for the President and members of the public who won tickets via a Culture Night lottery.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so much to @president.ie Michael D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins for the great honour of inviting us to Áras an Uachtaráin last Friday to celebrate our 50th anniversary.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 19d

📅 25 Sep - 5 Oct

★★★★★ The Irish Times
★★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★★ Irish Examiner
★★★★★ Arena, RTÉ Radio 1
★★★★★ Galway Advertiser

Full terms & conditions for the onstage seats are detailed on the Ticketmaster booking page.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 19d

We've just added onstage seats for our Dublin run of The Scottish Play at the Gaiety Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival!

Onstage seats are limited so early booking is advised. Auditorium seats are currently sold out but please check online for returns ➡️ tinyurl.com/436r74sv

A production photo from Macbeth with an assortment of text and graphics overlaid.

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Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social · 21d

So great to see this in print! A real pleasure to work on this book with @druidtheatre.bsky.social @methuendrama.bsky.social and of course with the best of co-editors of Patrick Lonergan and Máiréad Ní Chrónín.

Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 22d

It's publication day of our new book!

Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays

Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.

A copy of the book stacked on some other copies of the book. Behind are some show posters.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 22d

The book is now available to order in a variety of formats.

We recommend ordering direct from Methuen or via Galway's wonderful booksellers, @kennysbookshop.bsky.social or Charlie Byrne's Bookshop.

Find out more about the book on our website: tinyurl.com/mwtvnmx5

New collection of Druid plays | Druid Theatre

Marking Druid's 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of the company's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.

tinyurl.com

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 22d

Edited by Barry Houlihan, Patrick Lonergan, and Máiréad Ní Chróinín, each play is accompanied by a short introduction and production images (many of them never published before) from Druid's archive at @uniofgalway.bsky.social / @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social.

Published by @methuendrama.bsky.social.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 22d

The six plays included in the anthology are:
- The Wood of the Whispering by M. J. Molloy
- Same Old Moon by Geraldine Aron
- Conversations on a Homecoming by Tom Murphy
- At the Black Pig's Dyke by Vincent Woods
- The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh
- The Beacon by Nancy Harris

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 22d

It's publication day of our new book!

Druid Theatre 1975-2025
50 Years of New Irish Plays

Marking our 50th anniversary, this new book collects six of Druid's most impactful plays together in one volume for the first time.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 23d

Macbeth is presented as part of our 50th anniversary programme, sponsored by McDonogh Capital Investments.

Backstage photography by Emilija Jefremova.

Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 23d

MACBETH

★★★★★ The Irish Times
★★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★★ Irish Examiner
★★★★★ Arena, RTÉ Radio 1
★★★★★ Galway Advertiser

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 23d

MACBETH

📆 25 Sep - 5 Oct
📍 The Gaiety Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival
➡️ Tickets are currently sold out but please check online for returns and last-minute releases bit.ly/4jbKgWz

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · 23d

Macbeth opens in Dublin next week!

While we await the Scottish Play's return, take a look back at some backstage pics from our July double bill of Riders to the Sea and Macbeth, presented at The Mick Lally Theatre as part of Galway International Arts Festival.

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Druid Theatre @druidtheatre.bsky.social · Sep 8

Image: Catherine Walsh, Aaron Monaghan and Derry Power in The Playboy of the Western World, part of DruidSynge (2005), photo by Keith Pattison.