Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Irish and international (American) press and also featuring print-outs of internet websites. Items are from the Examiner, City Tribune, Irish Times, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Times, Longford Leader, Connacht Tribune, New York Daily News, New York Post, The Star, U Magazine, www.playbill.com, www.broadwaynow.com, Irish Voice, The New York Times, Village Voice, Irish Echo, Variety, www.backstage.com, The Sunday Star Ledger, www.curtainup.com, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Daily News, New York Today. Key articles include "Druid excitement with four nominations for Broadway's 'Oscars' for the stage", "Tonys take their toll", Actors Shine but find little to mine in 'Lonesome West, (Irish Echo, 12-18 May) "Inconsistency plagues 'Lonesome West', "How to succeed at design by accident" - Tom Conroy (The Examiner, 2 Apr) "Travel writer Dervla arrives by bicycle to open Cuirt Festival" (City Tribune, 9 Apr) "Toast of Broadway Anna Manahan given civic reception in native city" (The Examiner, 14 Apr)

Original and photocopy press cuttings of coverage of productions by Druid Theatre and related national and international Arts/theatre news coverage. Cuttings from Galway Advertiser, City Tribune, Irish Times, The Examiner, Newsday, Irish Echo, Donegal People's Press, Sligo Champion, Anglo Celt, Evening Echo, Longford Leader, Limerick Leader, Limerick Post, Vale Star, Mallow Star, New York Daily News, Staten Island Advance, Staten Island Sunday Advance, Midtown Resident. Cuttings relate to the Irish touring production of Philadelphia, Here I Come! by Brian Friel, produced by Druid Theatre and also The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, produced by Druid on Broadway, New York.

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Irish Times, Connacht Sentinel, Evening Herald, Irish Press, Connacht Tribune, Waterford News and Star, City Tribune, Tuam Herald, Vale Star, Anois, Sunday Tribune, Cork Examiner, Irish Post, Daily Star, Leinster Express, Woman's Way, Galway Advertiser, Limerick Leader, Sunday Independent, Galway Observer, Westmeath Examiner, Longford Leader, Leitrim Observer. Reviews and comments on productions by Druid include 'Dracula' written by Bram Stoker and in a version by Frank McGuinness and directed by Monica Frawley. Play is performed at Druid Lane theatre, Galway. Also includes previews of new production by Druid, 'The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs', written and directed by Simone Benmussa. Key articles include "Show goes on despite rector" (1 Apr, Irish Times) "Druid staff resignations not a cause of concern" (2 Apr, Connacht Sentinel) "Druid's £337,000 [grant from the Arts Council of Ireland" (12 Apr, Connacht Tribune) "Druid's 21st dogged by discontent" (14 Apr, Sunday Tribune) "Arts Council defend £337,000 allocation to low-output Druid" (15 Apr, City Tribune) "Backstage theatre company [Longford] celebrated birthday" "Leading French director for new Druid production" (19 Apr, City Tribune) "Irish theatre influence is growing, says Hynes (19 Apr, Irish Times) "Crowds throng to opening of Cuirt" (19 Apr, Galway Advertiser) "Arts groups 'not prepared to be kept in property'" (19 Apr, City Tribune)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from City Tribune, Kilkenny People, Galway Advertiser, Irish Times, Leinster Leader, Sunday Tribune, Tallaght Echo, The Kingdom, Sunday Press, Kerryman, The Toronto Star (CA), Eye, Now, The Globe and Mail, Sydney Morning Herald (AU) The Sunday Sun (AU) Key articles include "Druid to stage world premiere" - 'At the Black Pig's Dyke' written by Vincent Woods to be performed in Toronto, Canada and also performed in Sydney, Australia, "Innovative technique pivotal to Irish Drama (10 Apr, The Toronto Star)

Original press cuttings taken from Roscommon Champion, Longford News, Irish Post, Irish Press, Evening Press, Irish Times, Irish independent, Galway Advertiser, Cork Examiner, City Tribune, Evening Herald, Galway Observer, RTE Guide, Irish Post. Preview of performances by Druid include Midnight Court at Druid Lane theatre, Galway. Articles include coverage of the resignation by Garry Hynes as Artistic Director of the Abbey Theatre and her disagreements with the board of the Abbey theatre. Articles include "Few claps for her last curtain call" (24 Apr, Irish Post) "Hynes to break with Abbey because of rift with board" (7 Apr, Irish Times) "New Abbey crisis as Garry Hynes quits" (7 Apr, Irish Independent) "Mason tipped for Abbey" (8 Apr, Cork Examiner)Also includes articles "In the family way" - Roddy Doyle's Snapper (3 Apr, Irish Post) "Frank McGuinness - the playwright as keeper of the asylum" (3 Apr, Irish Press) "Why Lynne's not in the Abbey habit" - Interview with Lynn Parker (22 Apr, Evening Herald)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Tuam Herald, Sunday Independent, Irish Independent, Galway Advertiser, Western People, Mid-Ulster Mail, Donegal Democrat, City Tribune, Kilkenny People, Donegal People's Press. Key articles include coverage of the Cuirt Galway International Poetry Festival, "Corporation put 'For Sale' signs on Spanish Arch site" (17 Apr, City Tribune) "City Theatre plans back on the rails" (3 Apr, City Tribune)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Cork Examiner, Limerick Tribune, Connacht Sentinel, Irish Independent, Limerick Leader, Western People, Sunday Tribune, Irish Times, Galway Advertiser, Tuam Herald, Limerick Post, Galway Observer, the Avondhu, Irish Press, Nenagh Guardian. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include The Increased Difficulty of Concentration written by Václav Havel and performed at Druid theatre, Galway. Key articles include "New Arts Festival crux - no site free for big French extravaganza" (23 Apr, Connacht Sentinel) "A Druid in the Abbey" - interview with Garry Hynes (13 Apr, Irish Times) "Belltable [Limerick] celebrates its 10th birthday" (Nenagh Guardian)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from City Tribune Galway, Phoenix, Irish Times, Hot Press, Sunday Press, Cork Evening Echo, Galway Advertiser, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Press, Donegal Democrat, The New York Times, Western People, Cork Examiner, Galway Observer, Kilkenny People. Key articles include "Miley acts the manager as his job options mushroom" - Interview with Mick Lally. (22 Apr, Sunday Tribune) "Time to reassess the choice students make in college" (20 Apr, City Tribune Galway) "What happened to city's theatre fund" "12 Apr, Galway Advertiser) "Gov't go-ahead for new Galway 500-seat theatre" (20 Apr, City Tribune Galway) "Arts Festival opens new base in search of £40,000." (6 Apr, City Tribune, Galway) "Garry Hynes tipped for top Abbey job" (1 Apr, Sunday Press)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Sunday Tribune, Galway Observer, Galway Advertiser, Limerick Tribune, Irish Times, Limerick Leader, City Tribune Galway, Cork Evening Echo, Limerick Post, Tipperary Star, Cork Evening Echo, Western People, Evening Herald, Sunday Press, Corkman, Stage and Screen. Reviews and comment on works produced by Druid include A Little Like Drowning written by Anthony Minghella and following the production on tour to the Belltable arts centre in Limerick. Key articles include "£53,000 lifeline for Belltable (8 Apr, 1989) "Theatre [Belltable] survives but does not prosper" (12 Apr, Limerick Leader)"Refurbished Taibhdhearc keeps Irish centre-stage" (14 Apr, Irish Times) "Dowling resigns as Abbey artistic director" (15 Apr, Irish Times) "The magic of Druid's high priestess" (22 Apr, Irish Times) "What is the Abbey" (22 Apr, Irish Times) "A different way to be Irish - culture in Galway (29 Apr, Irish Times)

Original and photocopy press cuttings taken from Sunday Tribune, Sunday Independent, Glasgow Herald, U Magazine, Midland Topic, Donegal Democrat, Wexford People, Munster Express, Irish Times, Westmeath Examiner, In Dublin, Sunday Press, Galway Observer, Evening Herald, Derry Journal, Phoenix. Articles and comment on works produced by Druid theatre company include The Factory Girls by Frank McGuinness and produced on a nationwide tour at various venues. Key articles include "Focus at 21" - Celebration of twenty one years of the Focus theatre, Dublin. (17 Apr, Sunday Tribune) "Dream role for Olwen" [Fouéré] (17 Apr, Sunday Tribune)