Files relating to the Irish and international production of DruidMurphy - The Plays of Tom Murphy, directed by Garry Hynes. The production included Conversations on a Homecoming, A Whistle in the Dark, and Famine. The dates and venues of production were: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, USA, (Oct 17 – 20, 2012), Dublin Theatre Festival, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. (Oct02 – 13, 2012) The Mall Theatre, Tuam, Co. Galway, (Sep 29, 2012) Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, Co. Galway, (Sep 28, 2012) Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Co. Galway (Sep 27, 2012) Clifden Arts Festival, Clifden, Co. Galway, (Sep 24 – 25, 2012) Clifden Arts Festival (Clifden Town Hall), Clifden, Co. Galway (Sep 24 – 25)
The Everyman, Cork (Sep 11 – 21, 2012) Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, UK,Part of London 2012 Festival, (Aug 18 – 25, 2012) Galway Arts Festival, Town Hall Theatre, Galway (Jul 23 – 28, 2012) Lincoln Center Festival, New York, USA, (Jul 5 – 14, 2012) Hampstead Theatre, London, UK, Part of London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, (Jun 20 – 30, 2012) Town Hall Theatre, Galway, (May 25 – June 9, 2012)
File includes printed programmes from the Irish touring production from Druid Theatre Company in a co-production with Quinnipiac University Connecticut, NUI Galway, Lincoln Centre Festival and Galway Arts Festival and which includes an interview with Tom Murphy by Colm Tóibín; an article by Gearóid Ó' Tuathaigh entitled "Famine and Dispersal: The Historical Shadow"; an article entitled 'Puppetry, Mimicry, Rhetoric!': Colonial Legacies in Tom Murphy; "The Murphy Magic: A Personal Account" by Andrew O'Hagan; "The Voice on Druid's Sat Nav" by Fintan O'Toole; an article on Tom Murphy by Colm Tóibín and also images from rehearsal and production of DruidMurphy as well as biographies of cast members. Additional programme notd to be at the UK opening of DruidMurphy at Hampstead Theatre, London (23 June 2012) File also includes printed flyers from the individual touring venues of the productions and include information on the play.
