Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Books Ireland, Cork Examiner, Social and Personal, Coleraine Chronicle, Longford News, Carlow Nationalist, Clare Champion, Connacht Tribune, Irish Independent, Sunday Tribune, Galway Advertiser, Northern Standard, Fermanagh Herald, Evening Press, Sunday Press, Western People and the Phoenix. Reviews and comment on productions by Druid include, Key articles include "These actors are resourceful" (2 Nov, cork Examiner) new one act drama festival for Longford (1 Nov, Longford News) "Miley is indeed the full shilling" - interview with Mick Lally (5 Nov, Irish Independent)"New theatre is planned for Galway" (15 Nov, 1983) "Galway to get a new theatre" (26 Nov, Evening Press) "Big Changes at the Olympia" (27 Nov, Sunday Press) and "After the Ball is Over" - A political appraisal of the 25th Dublin Theatre Festival. (Nov, the Magazine)
Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Galway Advertiser, Connacht Tribune, In Dublin, Meath Chronicle, Northern Standard, Irish Independent, Derry People, Donegal News, Evening Herald, Irish Press, Sunday Independent, Irish Times, Evening Press, Limerick Leader, Northside, The Phoenix, Hot Press, Reviews and comment on productions by Druid include The Wood of the Whispering by M.J Molloy. Key articles include "From Druid to the Abbey" - Maelíosa Stafford (8 Dec 1983, Irish Times) "Small woman on a big stage" - Garry Hynes (11 Dec) "Where did the Irish Really come from?" - Bob Quinn, Film maker (19 Dec, Irish Times)
Press files and cuttings of reviews, interviews, features and commentary on Druid Theatre Company productions and members.
Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Sunday Tribune, Irish Press, Irish Independent, Social and Personal, Midland Tribune, Connacht Sentinel, Western People, Tuam Herald, Cork Examiner, Irish Press, Evening Press and Sligo Champion. Review and comment on productions by Druid include the Wood of the Whispering by M.J. Molloy. Key articles include reports on Garry Hynes being appointed to the Arts Council of Ireland (17-25 Jan, various) "the 1984 Dublin Theatre Festival - What's Happening?" (Irish Times, 12 Jan) "Curtain Down on a Year of Struggle and Achievement" (5 Jan, Irish Times) "Selling theatre to the public" (Cork Examiner, 4 Jan 1984)
Original and photocopy of press cuttings taken from the Irish Times, Evening Press, Sunday Independent, Irish Press, Tuam Herald, Connacht Sentinel, Tuam Herald, The Phoenix. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include Famine by Tom Murphy Key articles include "The Great Punctuation Mark in Our History" - interview with Tom Murphy regarding his new play Famine (2 Feb, Irish Times) "Less a place of geographical boundaries than a state of mind" - article by Garry Hynes (4 Feb 1984) "An Outsider who felt welcome" - an article on Thomas Kilroy (5 Feb, Sunday Independent) "Criticising Amateur Drama" letter to the Irish Times (13 Feb) and "Druid magic deserves a new stage". (9 Feb, Irish Times)
Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Connacht Sentinel, the Sunday Press, Connacht Tribune, Irish Times, Galway Advertiser, Sunday Independent, Waterford News and Star, Roscommon Champion, Tuam Herald, Donegal Democrat, Western People, Cork Examiner, Clare Champion, Social and Personal, Irish Press, Theatre Ireland, U Magazine. Key articles include a feature on film maker Bob Quinn (Sunday Independent, 10 Mar) "Festival of Drama" [at U.C.G.] (Connacht Sentinel and various others, 6 Mar) "What We Stand For" (Theatre Ireland, Mar 1984) and various articles about theatre nationwide in Ireland.
Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Sunday Press, Sunday World, Anglo Celt, Galway Advertiser, Tuam Herald, Evening Press, Western People, Irish Times, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Independent, Evening Herald, Connacht Sentinel, Ireland of the Welcomes, Connacht Telegraph. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include Same Old Moon by Geraldine Aron. Produced at Druid Theatre, Galway. Key articles include "A Galway Girl Comes Home" - Geraldine Aron and Marie Mullen (Evening Press, 28 Apr) "Siobhan [McKenna] honoured by her native Galway" (Connacht Sentinel, 17 Apr) "An Arts Centre for Galway" (19 Apr, Galway Advertiser)
Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Sunday Tribune, Theatre Ireland, Westmeath Examiner, Irish Times, Evening Press, Connacht Tribune, Connacht Sentinel, Tuam Herald, Cork Evening Echo, Galway Advertiser, Sunday Independent, Limerick Leader, The Phoenix, Western People, Review and comment on works produced by Druid include the Beggar's Opera written by John Gay and A Galway Girl written by Geraldine Aron, both produced at Druid Lane theatre, Galway. Key articles include interviews with Mick Lally (The Sunday Tribune and Theatre Ireland) "Further Productions for 'The Gigli Concert'" (Irish Times, 3 May) "Call for Centre for Arts in Ballina" (Western People, 9 May)
Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Evening Press, Sunday Press, Sunday Independent, Cork Evening Echo, Sligo Champion, Irish Independent, Western People, Galway Advertiser, Connacht Tribune, Industry and Commerce, Munster Express, City Tribune, Cork Examiner, Evening Herald, Irish Times, Reviews and comment on productions by Druid include the Wood of the Whispering" by M.J. Molloy, On the Outside by Tom Murphy and A Bed Time Story by Sean O'Casey, all produced at Druid Theatre, Galway. Key articles include "Druid play by jobless 13" (Evening Press, 1 Jul) Created their own theatre audience (Sunday Press, 22 Jul) "Cheers as £100,000 is promised for new Druid Home" (Connacht Tribune, and Various, Jul) "Biggest Galway Arts Festival" (21 Jul, Irish Times)
Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Galway Advertiser, Galway Advertiser, Connacht Tribune, Cork Examiner, Connacht Sentinel, Tuam Herald, Dungarvan Observer, Sunday Tribune, Nenagh Guardian, Cork Evening Echo, Sligo Champion, Tuam Herald, Donegal Democrat, Clare Champion, Connacht Tribune, Anois, Local News, image, Irish Times, Fortnight, Anglo Celt, Phoenix, Hot Press, City Tribune, Southern Star. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid theatre include Same Old Moon by Geraldine Aron, On the Outside by Tom Murphy, Trafford Tanzi (Project Arts Centre production), All produced at Druid theatre, Galway. Key articles include "Embarking on a theatre career" (Cork Examiner, 12 Sep) "Council warns of elitism in arts (Irish Press, 20 Nov) "Druid May be forced to the wall" (City Tribune, 5 Oct)