Francis O'Connor News

Following recent international success with The Cripple of Inishmaan and Penelope, Druid returns to the writing of John B. Keane with a new production of Big Maggie this autumn.

Tony Award-winning director Garry Hynes returns to New York on July 24, 2011 with the Druid Theatre Company's production of Seán O'Casey's The Silver Tassie, a searing drama set during and after World War I.

Tony Award-winning director Garry Hynes returns to New York on July 24, 2011 with the Druid Theatre Company's production of Seán O'Casey's The Silver Tassie, a searing drama set during and after World War I.

Following recent international success with The Cripple of Inishmaan and Penelope, Druid returns to the writing of John B. Keane with a new production of Big Maggie this autumn.

As I watched Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, some painful recollections surfaced from my childhood about Ireland and its people. My mother was second generation Irish, her parents Irish immigrants who declared quite emphatically that they were happy in America and never wanted to return to their homeland, even for a visit. My mother relayed this information to me with tears in her eyes as she recalled how her mother, my maternal grandmother, would never care to endure again her harsh existence in turn of the century Ireland. The characters in McDonagh's play, circa 1934, are desperately lonely creatures, forced to take it out on those closest to them for want and need of a better way of life. Now at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. the Druid and Atlantic Theatre Company return to LA on tour in their rightfully acclaimed production of ...Inishmaan.

The Druid and Atlantic Theater Company production of Martin McDonagh's darkly humorous 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' just opened at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. The darkly humorous piece, directed by Druid's Artistic Director and Tony Award- winner Garry Hynes, has been receiving critical praise as the production tours across the country. Check out footage from opening night below!

The Druid and Atlantic Theater Company production of Martin McDonagh's darkly humorous 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' arrives in Southern California the first week of April for a four-week run at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

The Druid and Atlantic Theater Company production of Martin McDonagh's darkly humorous 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' arrives in Southern California the first week of April for a four-week run at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

The Druid and Atlantic Theater Company production of Martin McDonagh's darkly humorous 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' arrives in Southern California the first week of April for a four-week run at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) showcases yet another of the world's renowned theater companies this spring for its World's Stage Series, bringing Chicago audiences two productions from Ireland's celebrated Druid Theatre Company. Druid's The Cripple of Inishmaan by award-winning playwright Martin McDonagh closes at CST's Courtyard Theater, March 27, 2011, complemented by a special engagement of Give Me Your Hand Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare on March 27.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) showcases yet another of the world's renowned theater companies this spring for its World's Stage Series, bringing Chicago audiences two productions from Ireland's celebrated Druid Theatre Company.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents DRUID and Atlantic Theater Company's production of The Cripple of Inishmaan running February 8 to 12 in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents DRUID and Atlantic Theater Company's production of The Cripple of Inishmaan running February 8 to 12 in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) showcases yet another of the world's renowned theater companies this spring for its World's Stage Series, bringing Chicago audiences two productions from Ireland's celebrated Druid Theatre Company.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents DRUID and Atlantic Theater Company's production of The Cripple of Inishmaan running February 8 to 12 in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater.

Shakespeare is commissioned to write about current events in Bill Cain's fascinating new drama, currently running at Manhattan Theater Club.

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of EQUIVOCATION by Bill Cain, (former artistic director of Boston Shakespeare Company), directed by Tony Award winner Garry Hynes (Translations, Beauty Queen of Leenane) opens tonight at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

Previews are underway for the New York premiere of EQUIVOCATION by Bill Cain (former artistic director of Boston Shakespeare Company), and directed by Tony Award winner Garry Hynes (Translations, Beauty Queen of Leenane). Opening night is set for March 2 at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center - Stage I.

The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE), a panel of critics from media outlets around the state of Massachusetts, have announced the nominees for the IRNE Awards honoring the best of the 2009 Theatre Season.

The Manhattan Theatre Club production of EQUIVOCATION by Bill Cain (former artistic director of Boston Shakespeare Company), directed by Tony Award winner Garry Hynes (Translations, Beauty Queen of Leenane) starts previews tonight at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street) in preparation for a Tuesday, March 2 opening night.