Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Westmeath Independent, RTE Guide, Tuam Herald, Sunday Tribune, Evening Press, Irish Times, Irish Independent, Connacht Sentinel, Galway Observer, Hot Press, Galway Advertiser, Sunday Press, Tuam Herald, Sunday Business Post, Woman's Way, Kerryman, Mail on Sunday, Cork Examiner, Donegal People's Press. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include The Increased Difficulty of Concentration written by Vaclav Havel and performed at Druid theatre, Galway. Key articles include "Garry Hynes to bring Fiona Shaw in for Abbey's Hedda" (30 Mar, Evening Press) "Familiar faces in cast as Friel play opens at the Taibhdhearc" (8 Mar, City Tribune)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Western People, Sunday Tribune, RTE Guide, Hot Press, Westmeath Examiner, Phoenix, Tuam Herald, Irish Press, Galway Advertiser, Irish Times, Irish Independent, Evening Herald, Sunday Independent, Sunday Press, City Tribune Galway. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include St. Patrick's Day written by R.B. Sheridan and performed at Druid Lane theatre, Galway. Key articles include "£50,000 touring grant for Druid Theatre" (24 Mar, Tuam Herald) "The Abbey needs much more than a new boss" ([Mar], Irish Times)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Irish Stage and Screen, Quarterly Theatre Review, Irish Times, Cork Examiner, Irish Independent, Evening Herald, Leitrim Observer, Sligo Champion, Galway Advertiser, Irish Press, Connacht Sentinel, Sunday Press, Tuam Herald, Sunday Independent, Sunday Tribune, Galway Advertiser, Galway Observer, Leinster Leader. Reviews and comments on works produced by Druid include A Little Like Drowning written by Anthony Minghella and performed at Druid Lane theatre, Galway. Key articles include "A new face at Stratford" - Garry Hynes (Mar, Quarterly Theatre Review) Also includes articles covering student drama in Ireland and news of theatre from around Ireland. "Drowning one of Druid's best ever" (12 Mar, Sunday Press) "New theatre group formed [in Sligo] - Sevenwoods (17 Mar, Sligo Champion)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from U Magazine, Connacht Sentinel, Irish Press, Irish Times, Galway Advertiser, Galway Observer, Evening Herald, Corkman, Tuam Herald, Irish Times, Cork Examiner, Art Matters, Connacht Sentinel, Sunday Press, Derry Journal, Evening Press, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Independent, Londonderry Sentinel. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid theatre company include The Factory Girls written by Frank McGuinness and produced at the Druid theatre, Galway. Includes a wide range of reviews and interviews with cast members from the production. Key articles include "Acting is the shy person's revenge" - an interview with Darragh Kelly (21 Mar, Evening Press) Druid's quiet man sees changes ahead for the company" (15 Mar, Irish Times) "Shooting the Dead" - article regarding the film of Joyce's story The Dead (Mar, U Magazine) "Taoiseach [Charles Haughey] lauds Druid during theatre visit" (22 Mar, Connacht Sentinel) "Successful start to [Loughrea] drama festival (11 Mar, City Tribune Galway)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Connacht Sentinel, Cork Examiner, Sunday Press, Sunday Tribune, Tuam Herald, Western People, Galway Advertiser, Sunday Independent, Irish Press, Irish Times, City Tribune, Irish Independent, Galway Observer, Donegal Democrat, Ballinasloe Herald, Roscommon Herald. Includes articles, reviews and comments on the Druid production of Waiting for Godot written by Samuel Beckett and performed at Druid Theatre, Galway. Includes numerous interviews with Mick Lally who stars in the play. Includes preview of Irish Student Drama Festival, held at Trinity College Dublin. (23 Mar, Irish Times) Includes other articles relating to Irish theatre and Irish productions.

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Times Literary Supplement (U.K.) Time Out (U.K.) North Wales Weekly Echo (U.K.) Western People, Tuam Herald, Ballinasloe Herald, Leicester Mercury (U.K.) Sunday Independent, City Tribune, Connacht Sentinel, City Limits (U.K.) Daily Telegraph (U.K.) The Sunday Times (U.K.) City Tribune (Galway), Sunday Independent, Eastern Evening News (U.K.) Time out (U.K.) North Wales Weekly News (U.K.) Irish Farmers Monthly, Magill, Anois, Evening Courier (U.K.) Midland Tribune, Sunday Press, Clare Champion, Morning Star (U.K.) Evening Herald, Farmers Journal, Roscommon Champion, Roscommon Herald, In Dublin, Irish Travel Trade News, Cork Evening Echo, Cork Examiner. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include Bailegangaire and Conversations on a Homecoming, both written by Tom Murphy and Dracula in a version by Frank McGuinness. Key articles include "Too ill to act - report rejected by actress [Siobhán McKenna] (Evening Herald, 13 Mar), "Murphy and the Druid" (Spring, TLS) "Art for job's sake" (Mar, Magill) "Corpo to rescue Arts Festival by voting funds" (7 Mar, City Tribune Galway) "Druid thawed Maggie's [Thatcher] Heart" (7 Mar, Roscommon Champion) Also includes articles and comments on amateur theatre events in Ireland, funding for the Galway Arts Festival and interview with Mick Lally, Mary McAvoy and other articles related to Irish theatre and arts.

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Sunday Tribune, What's on and where to go in London, (U.K.) The Stage and Television Today, (U.K.) London Weekly Diary of Social Events (U.K.), Punch (U.K.), Times Literary Supplement (U.K.) Galway Advertiser, Connacht Tribune, Western People, Munster Express, Connacht Telegraph, Image Magazine, In Dublin, Tipperary Star, Irish Press, Irish Times, Sunday Independent, City Tribune, Limerick Leader, Limerick Weekly Echo, Connacht Sentinel, Evening Herald, Limerick Property News, Irish Post (U.K.) Limerick Chronicle, Time Out (U.K.) Girl About Town (U.K.) Islington Chronicle and Finsbury Weekly News (U.K.) City Limits (U.K.)The Observer (U.K.) Camden and St. Pancras Chronicle (U.K.) The Sunday Times (U.K.) Sunday Observer (U.K.) Nine to Five (U.K.) The Guardian (U.K.) The Times (U.K.) the Mail (U.K.) Hampstead and Highgate Express (U.K.) Reviews and comment on productions by Druid include the Playboy of the Western World produced on a nationwide tour of Ireland and in London at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Key articles include numerous reviews of the production of the Playboy in London detailing praise for the production of Playboy "A Cultural Celebration, remarkable London Irish renaissance" (Irish Post UK, 9 Mar), "Bawdy Comedy at Druid Lane" - referring to production of Love for Love by the Smock Alley Theatre Group.

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 Galway Advertiser, Inniu, Connacht Sentinel, Irish Press, Evening Press, Irish Times, Tuam Herald, Connacht Tribune, Sunday Press, In Dublin, Evening Herald, Belfast Telegraph, Mother Courage and All her Children by Bertolt Brecht(Galway) , Bar and Ger by Geraldine Aron (Dublin), Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge (Limerick) "Druid's Fight for Survival" (CT) "Corporation Lashed by Druid Over Grant Aid" (various) and other various articles based on Druid, their works and on Irish theatre.

Original and photocopy press cuttings of coverage of productions by Druid Theatre and related national and international Arts/theatre news coverage. Cuttings from Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, City Tribune, Galway Advertiser, The Examiner and other press. Also includes international press coverage from Australia and the UK from production of the DruidSynge series at the Perth International Festival and at the Edinburgh International Festival.