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'Conversations on a Homecoming' (The White House) Written by Tom Murphy and directed by Garry Hynes. Produced on tour by Druid at Belvoir Theatre, Sydney Australia. File includes photocopy of the play-script entitled The White House. Includes MS notes by Tom Murphy detailing strike through of text and comments. Printed invitation (three copies) to a 'special performance' of the play at Druid Lane theatre, Galway, prior to the tour of the play to Australia, printed flyer for the play, noting the performance as part of the Festival of Sydney, plastic 'overhead' version of image used on playbill cover.

'Conversations on a Homecoming' - Prison's Tour Written by Tom Murphy and directed by Garry Hynes. Tour of the play by Druid theatre company, starting at Druid Lane Theatre and touring to Arbour Hill, Cork and Mountjoy prisons. Production file includes printed playbill and draft playbill, printed flyers advertising the plays (6 copies), colour photographs, 152mm X 102mm of a glass and bottle of tonic water next to a height measure, 5 items. Also includes TS feedback on the prison tour from the prisoners who saw the play

'Waiting for Godot' - Written by Samuel Beckett and directed by [Garry Hynes] Performed at Druid Lane Theatre, Galway. Production file contains printed playbill detailing biographical information on Samuel Beckett and on the cast and production crew members. 5 items Printed invitations and reply cards to the opening night performance of 'Waiting for Godot'. Names on the invitations include Phelim Donlon, Sonny Leddy Molloy and Michael and Margaret Gorman. 9 items. Printed program dated "Spring 1982" from the Irish Theatre Company Season of Irish Drama. Works produced include 'The Well of the Saints' by J.M. Synge, On Baile's Strand by W.B. Yeats and 'Waiting for Godot' written by Samuel Beckett. 1 item. Also includes assorted press cuttings featuring reviews and coverage of 'Waiting for Godot' taken from various Irish press.

'Waiting for Godot' - Photocopy of Faber and Faber edition of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and directed by Garry Hynes. Pages are pasted into a hardback notebook. Includes some MS notes and annotation.

'A Touch of the Poet' - Written by Eugene O'Neill and directed by Garry Hynes. Performed at Druid Lane Theatre, Galway. Includes printed playbill featuring images and biographical information of Eugene O'Neill, article entitled "O'Neill and the unseen Ireland" by Christopher Murray and biographical information of cast and production crew members. 3 copies. Printed black and white invitation/reply card to the opening night performance of 'A Touch of the Poet', 3 copies. TS press release issued by Druid ahead of the production of A Touch of the Poet. See also 'Photographs' and 'Posters'.

'A Touch of the Poet' - Photocopy of printed script, loose-leaf, of A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill and produced by Druid Theatre Company.

'A Whistle in the Dark' - Written by Tom Murphy and directed by Garry Hynes. Performed at Jesuit Hall, Salthill, Galway. File contains printed playbill featuring biographical essay on Tom Murphy, details of cast and production crew members, article entitled "Drama and Metaphor" by Christopher Murray. 6 copies. Printed black and white flyer and invitation to the opening night performance of the play. 12 items. See also 'Photographs'.

Photocopy of TS script of 'A Whistle in the Dark', written by Tom Murphy.

'Oedipus' - Written by Sophocles, in a version by W.B. Yeats, directed by Frank Conway. Performed at Druid Lane Theatre, Galway. Production file includes printed playbill which contains biographical essay on the life and works of W.B. Yeats, an article entitled "Yeats' King Oedipus" written by Brian Arkins and biographical information and images of cast and production crew members. 6 copies. Printed flyers with play and booking information along with printed invitation to the opening night performance of the play. 8 items. Copy of TS essay by [B. Arkins] entitled "Roman Themes in Yeats". 21 pp See also 'Photographs'.

'The Hostage' - Written by Brendan Behan and directed by Jim Sheridan. Performed by Druid on a nationwide tour of Ireland at the following locations: Jesuit Hall, Galway (28th Oct - 7th Nov), Town Hall, Clifden (9th Nov) Lisdoonvarna Community Centre (11th Nov) Listowel, The Plaza (13th Nov) Scoil gan Smál, Carlow (15th Nov) St. Brigid's Convent Hall, Callan (17th Nov) Tullamore, GAA Hall (19th Nov) Dundalk Town Hall (21st Nov) (Hawk's Well, Sligo (23rd Nov - 27th Nov) St. Patrick's Hall, Shercock (29th Nov) Mullingar Town Hall (1st Dec) John R. Sea Hall, St. Brigid's, Ballinasloe(3rd Dec) St. Joseph's Hall, Boyle (5th Dec) Kiltimagh, Town Hall Theatre, (7th Dec) Town Hall, Westport (9th Dec) An Halla, Inis Meáin (11th Dec) File includes printed playbill featuring a biographical essay on Behan, an article about Behan entitled "Rebel without a Cause" by Fintan O'Toole and biographical information on cast and production crew member 6 copies. Photocopy of press cuttings and reviews of The Hostage taken from various Irish press. 20 pp See also 'Photographs'.