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File labelled "Galway Revival: Box Office Report Sheets" The Playboy of the Western World. Produced by Druid Theatre Company at the Jesuit Hall, Salthill. Includes detailed breakdown of ticket sales and other income from the production.

File of letters between Jerome Hynes, Druid Theatre, and playwright M.J. Molloy, Milltown, Co. Galway. Letters detail terms and agreements for revival production by Druid of Molloy's play, "The Wood of the Whispering". Molloy comments on his hopes of assembling the 'great cast' from previous Druid production and adds detailed comments on the history of Irish theatre re. attitudes to theatres producing new Irish plays, with specific reference to the early Gate Theatre. Also includes box-office records from the druid revival production of Molloy's plays. Also includes a biographical essay by M.J. Molloy on his early interest in theatre and general background.

Letter from Jerome Hynes, Druid Theatre to Mike Williams, Geology Department, and an t-Uasal Tomás O'Fhlaharta, both of University College Galway (UCG) regarding Williams' and O'Fhlatharta's part-time joining of the Druid company for the production of "Famine". Time sheets from the production also included.

Letters between Jerome Hynes, Druid and Michael O'Neill, discussing the agreement for hiring of O'Neill for the production following an audition reading and more general comments around the production in Galway.

File of correspondence and notes of Druid Theatre to others including Tom Cullivan, composer, discussing commissioning of music and score for Druid production of "The Glass Menagerie" written by Tennessee Williams. Includes correspondence between Jerome Hynes, Druid, and staff at Samuel French, Theatre Agent, detailing terms and conditions for rights and royalties relating to Druid's production of "The Glass Menagerie". Box-Office returns from the production also included. Letters also present between Jerome Hynes, Druid, and Steve Plant, discussing terms and work completed by Plant as part of the production.

File of letters between Jerome Hynes of Druid and Micheline Steinberg of Margaret Ramsey Play Agents detailing rights agreement and royalties owed from production.

File of correspondence between Jerome Hynes, Druid, and Penny Tackaberry concerning talks over rights and permission to produce "The Hostage". Also invoices for photography work on the play carried out by Terri Russell, photographer.

Correspondence between Jerome Hynes, Druid and staff at Samuel French, Theatre Agents, regarding discussions on production rights for Druid's production of "Waiting for Godot", detailing terms and also box-office returns from the production. A letter also notes that a scheduled Druid production of "Aristocrats" by Brian Friel was postponed owing to rights issues with Curtis Brown Ltd. and that Brian Friel had been informed.

File of letters between Jerome Hynes, Druid, and staff at Samuel French Ltd, Theatre agents, discussing rights for production of Sophocles King Oedipus and Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, in versions by W.B. Yeats. Also includes letters between Hynes and staff at the Society of Authors regarding rights. File also includes summary of Box Office returns from the Druid production.

File of correspondence, letters and telex, between Druid Theatre and others such as Curtis Brown Ltd, discussing the production rights for a production and Irish tour of "A Touch of the Poet" by Eugene O'Neill. File includes letters from Garry Hynes to Peter Murphy, Curtis Brown, Londen seeking rights and permission to produce "A Touch of the poet in Ireland" (Aug 1984) Subsequent letters between Hynes and Murphy discuss Druid not taking on the production due to a current American production of the play. (Aug 1984 - Jan 1985) Letters between Jerome Hynes and Kim Croninger, discussing Druid's renewed plans to produce the play (26 Mar 1987) Subsequent letters, fax and telex between J. Hynes and Croninger discussing the details, rights and royalties as well as tour details of the production planned by Druid. Financial matters and costs also discussed. Includes photocopy of TS article by Michael D. Higgins T.D., entitled "The Relevance of Druid and Eugene O'Neill." Also includes attendance details and gross income from the production 12 Jun - 11 Jul 1987.