Riders to the Sea
by J. M. Synge
directed by Garry Hynes
’They’re all gone now, and there isn’t anything more the sea can do to me’
On the Aran Islands, off the coast of Galway, a woman contends with God and the sea for the survival of her family. J. M. Synge concentrates the lyricism of the West of Ireland and the majesty of the Atlantic Ocean into a short one-act of pure theatre.
20 years on from the formative DruidSynge [2005], Tony Award-winners Garry Hynes and Marie Mullen return to the work of one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights for this new production of Riders to the Sea.
Synge’s miniature masterpiece is a swirling tour de force of Celtic paganism, the earthly struggles of life, and the desperate stretch of humanity towards the heavens.
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
directed by Garry Hynes
’Unnatural deeds do breed unnatural troubles’
In medieval Scotland, the ambitious army general Macbeth is visited by three witches who foretell his ascension to the throne.
In pursuit of this prophecy, and emboldened by his wife, Lady Macbeth, he sets out on a murderous path that threatens to sever the ties that bind their minds, their marriage and even the nation itself. This is the Scottish Play like you’ve never seen it before. Druid bring their visceral and uniquely Irish perspective to one of Shakespeare’s fiercest and bloodiest tragedies.
Garry Hynes directs a cast led by Marty Rea as Macbeth and Marie Mullen as Lady Macbeth. This new production of Macbeth follows Druid’s internationally acclaimed DruidShakespeare [2015] and Richard III [2018], continuing the company’s exploration of the Bard’s canon.
Druid’s 50th Anniversary
Druid marks its 50th anniversary season with a double bill of J. M. Synge’s Riders to the Sea and William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
celebrating five decades of the world-renowned Galway theatre company,
which was founded in 1975 by Garry Hynes, Marie Mullen and the late Mick
Lally.
Images: Gareth Jones
