Original and photocopy of press cuttings taken from the Sunday Independent, Evening Press, Sunday Press, Connacht Sentinel, Galway Advertiser, Tuam Herald, Connacht Tribune, Western People, Fermanagh Herald, Irish Times, Irish Tatler, Theatre Ireland, Derry Journal, Kerry's Eye, Sligo Journal and Theatre Ireland. Coverage of productions by Druid include Action by Sam Shepard. Key articles include Tuam Theatre Guild Annual Youth Festival (Feb 18), "Cutting the Theatre Cake" - funding and grants for theatre, interview with Garry Hynes, Marie Mullen and Mick Lally with "Theatre Ireland" editor Barney O'Reilly, prior to Playboy being staged at the Dublin Theatre Festival, "Recognition for Druid Theatre" (11-15 Feb) and other articles relating to success and works by Druid and Irish theatre.

Press cuttings, 01-02/12/1990 (pre inauguration).

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Original and photocopy press cuttings of coverage of productions by Druid Theatre and related national arts/theatre news coverage. Cuttings from various Irish newspapers. Includes articles discussing theatre highlights by Druid and others during 2006. Press pack submitted to Druid containing copies of press coverage of Druid's production of "The Year of the Hiker", written by John B. Keane.

Original and photocopy press cuttings of coverage of productions by Druid Theatre and related national and international Arts/theatre news coverage. Press cuttings from various Irish and American publication, relating to productions by Druid, productions in New York and general Irish Arts/Theatre coverage.

Original press cuttings taken from Sunday Tribune, Sunday Independent, Irish Times, Phoenix, Irish World, City Tribune, Irish Post, Galway Advertiser, Hot Press, Sunday Times, Donegal Democrat. Key articles include "playing a stormer" - preview to theatre events in 1997 (29 Dec, Sunday Tribune) "Critic, heal thyself" - call for abolition of first night reviews (22 Dec, Sunday Tribune) "Druid plans to stage all of Synge's plays" (13 Dec, Irish Times) "The Tarantino of theatre" - feature on playwright Martin McDonagh (11 Dec, Hot Press) "'Hideous' Town Hall Theatre fails to live down to expectations" (6 Dec, City Tribune)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from City Tribune, Connacht Tribune, Irish Independent, Daily Star, Tuam Herald, Irish Times, Donegal Democrat, Western People, Galway Advertiser, The Irish Globe, Irish Independent, Connacht Sentinel, Gorey Guardian, Limerick Post, Sunday Tribune. Key articles include "Druid celebrate their 21st with official opening of Town Hall [theatre]" (15 Dec, Connacht Tribune) "New Play, new author, is Druid's choice for official opening of new theatre - Martin McDonagh, 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane" (9 Dec, Tuam Herald) "Druid weaves old magic but looks to future as it comes of age" (11 Dec, The Irish Times) "If you must stage a play, stage an Irish play" (14 Dec, Irish Times) "Arts find home at last in Galway" (12 Dec, The Irish Globe) "Arts review debated in Lion's Den workshop" (5 Dec, Irish Times) "Time for reflection on eventful year for the arts" (29 Dec, City Tribune) "New names of '96" (30 Dec, Irish Times)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Filipin Oz News (AU), Theatre Australasia (AU) Nichigo (AU) The Irish Echo (AU), Northern Woman, Phoenix, The Land, Kerry's Eye, Anglo-Celt, Enniscorthy Echo, Galway Advertiser, Roscommon Herald, Irish News, Leitrim Observer, Northside People, the Canberra Times (AU)The Sydney Weekly (AU) The North Shore Times (AU) Sydney News (AU)The Australian (AU) The Australian Jewish News (AU) Sunday Tribune, Sunday Press, Sunday Business Post. Includes wide coverage of the production by Druid of At the Black Pig's Dyke in Sydney Australia, written by Vincent Woods and performed as part of the summer Sydney Festival. Other key articles include "[Belfast] Festival faces uncertain future despite success". "Theatre struggles for place in today's world" (16 Dec, Irish News) "The Abbey - 90 years a-growing" (25 Dec, Sunday Press) "The best and worst of 1994" (25 Dec, Sunday Business Post)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from the Sydney Morning Herald (AU)Sunday Press, Tuam Herald, Sunday Tribune, Galway Advertiser, Sunday Press, Derry Journal, Corkman, Irish Press, Financial Times (U.K.) The Independent (U.K.) What's On (U.K.) the Guardian (U.K.) the Times (U.K.) Evening Standard (U.K.) City Tribune, Irish Independent, Evening Herald, Irish Times, Corkman. Key articles include "Festival axing sparks row" (29 Dec, Sydney Morning Herald) "No regrets as Garry Leaves the Abbey" (12 Dec, Sunday Press) Exit Garry Hynes" (28 Dec, Irish Press) Includes coverage of The Playboy of the West Indies adapted by Mustapha Matura and performed at the Tricycle Theatre, London, "Druid may sue over Aussie cancellation" (31 Dec, City Tribune) "Vintage year for playwrights" (29 Dec, Irish Times)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Irish Times, Cork Evening Echo, Evening Herald, Leitrim Observer, The Avondhu, Galway Advertiser, Sunday Tribune, Irish independent, Evening Press. Key articles include "There's a buzz on the boards" Review of the year in Irish theatre (31 Dec, Irish Independent) "On stage, at home and away" - Irish theatre success at home and abroad (30 Dec, Irish Times) "Shock: Druid's grant slips" (17 Dec, Galway Advertiser) Interview with actor Ray McBride (17 Dec, Galway Advertiser)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Galway Advertiser, Munster Express, Irish Times, Sunday Press, Sunday Tribune, Irish Times, Frontier, Phoenix, Cork Evening Echo, City Tribune, Cork Examiner, Westmeath Examiner, Sligo Champion, Corkman, The Kingdom. Key articles include "P.D.'s oppose city theatre" (19 Dec, Galway Advertiser) "City gives £54,000 to Arts (19 Dec, Galway Advertiser) "City theatre plans may be scrapped" (18 Dec, Galway Observer) "Anxious Abbey sees its costs soar" (15 Dec, Sunday Press) Interview with Pauline McLynn (13 Dec, City Tribune) and also includes further reviews of the production of 'Shadow and Substance' by Druid and comment and articles on issues regarding theatre in Ireland.