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Something for the Weekend – Venetia Bowe's Cultural Picks

Actress Venetia Bowe has made a splash on the Irish stage in recent years with a number of high profile roles - this month, she's part of the ensemble presenting the DruidGregory project, which tours six of Lady Gregory's plays to venues across Galway.

Something For The Weekend • 17 Sep 20

Druid return to live theatre with Lady Gregory season

Druid Theatre have announced plans to return to live theatre with DruidGregory, an extensive rural tour centred on the works of Galway's Augusta Lady Gregory.

Theatre • 13 Aug 20

Playwright Peter Daly outside Druid Theatre

Four Days In July: Playwright Peter Daly on his Druid Debut

Playwright Peter Daly writes for Culture about Four Days In July, his contribution to the Druid Debuts series, which takes place online throughout July via Zoom.

Theatre • 29 Jun 20

Derbhle Crotty stars in Druid's production of The Cherry Orchard

Culture 10 - the week's cultural highlights, with a Cherry on top

And how was your week? Here's our handy tipsheet of Cultural musts for the next seven days...

Culture 10 • 01 Mar 20

Theatre Awards nominees (clockwise, from top left) A Streetcar Named Desire, The Big Chapel X, Beginnings, Much Ado About Nothing, The Alternative and Citysong

Irish Times Theatre Awards shortlist announced

The nominations for this year's Irish Times Theatre Awards celebrate the finest in theatrical achievement across Ireland in 2019.

Theatre • 25 Jan 20

Sonya Kelly's play Furniture is on a national tour

Culture 10 - all the arts you need this weekend

And how was your week? Here's our handy one-stop digest of Cultural musts...

Culture • 29 Mar 19

Garrett Lombard and Niall Buggy in Sonya Kelly's play Furniture

Fully Furnished: Sonya Kelly on her acclaimed play

Acclaimed writer and performer Sonya Kelly writes for Culture about her new play, Furniture, which receives its World Premiere later this month at this year's Galway Arts Festival.

Theatre • 11 Mar 19

Sive lives! Tommy Tiernan on Druid's new production

Sean O'Rourke joked this morning that the studio was like "an all-Galway reunion" and there certainly was a lot of maroon and white on show during the programme.

Theatre • 02 Feb 18

President Michael D Higgins presents playwright Tom Murphy with a gold Torc, in Dublin earlier today

President Higgins honours playwright Tom Murphy

President Michael D Higgins presided at a small private ceremony today, to mark the election of playwright Tom Murphy as Saoi in Aosdána.

Theatre • 04 Sep 17

Marty Rea as Vladimir and Aaron Monaghan as Estragon in Druid's production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, directed by Garry Hynes. Photo Matthew Thompson

The road to Godot - Beckett by design

Druid marks its return to the Abbey stage with their critically acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. The show's designer, Francis O'Connor, explores the challenges when it comes to tackling one of modern theatre's most iconic works.

Theatre • 03 May 17

Marty Rea and Aisling O'Sullivan star in the Druid production of Martin McDonagh's Beauty Queen Of Leenane

From Leenane to Ann Arbour (via NYC) - a Druid tour diary

We're delighted to bring you a tour diary from actor Marty Rea, who stars in Druid's acclaimed revival of Martin McDonagh's Beauty Queen of Leenane (which returns to Dublin's Gaiety Theatre from March 28th), penned on Druid's US tour earlier this year.

Theatre • 27 Mar 17

Stephen Rea in David Ireland's play Cypress Ave, winner of Best New Play and Best Actor at this year's Irish Theatre Awards.

Abbey and Druid win big at Irish Theatre Awards

The Abbey Theatre were the big winners at this year's Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards, with a total of four prizes on the night, including Best New Play, Best Actor and Best Actress.

Theatre • 09 Mar 17

Garry Hynes (centre) says the 2017 Druid programme presents "a necessary look at where we are and where we've come from".

Druid announce 'provocative plays for provocative times'

'These are provocative plays and we're living in provocative times,' said Artistic Director Garry Hynes as she announced Druid Theatre Company's slate of shows for 2017.

Culture • 06 Mar 17

RTÉ Player Recommends: DruidShakespeare

Each week, the RTÉ Player team suggest a 'must-watch' from the Culture collection. This week, the focus is on DruidShakespeare.

Player • 20 Feb 17

Aisling O'Sullivan and Marie Mullen star in Druid's revival of The Beauty Queen Of Leenane

Competition: Win tickets to The Beauty Queen Of Leenane

Druid returns with a 20th anniversary revival of Martin McDonagh's subversive classic The Beauty Queen of Leenane - and we're giving YOU the chance to win tickets.

Culture • 17 Oct 16

Druid Theatre Company