Nominated - Garry Hynes, Best Director, UK Theatre Awards (TBA Oct 2023)

★★★★★
‘a revelation ... magnificent’
The Observer

★★★★★
‘Druid Theatre’s staging unearths unexpected dimensions in the three plays’
Financial Times

★★★★★
‘[an] irresistible combination of dazzling stagecraft and visionary theatrical daring’
The Stage

★★★★★
‘Druid triumphs yet again ... spectacular’
Irish Mail on Sunday

‘the season’s most exciting international visit’
The New Yorker

‘magnificent ... a monumental undertaking ... a truly memorable experience’
Sunday Independent (Emer O'Kelly)

‘superb ... immense’
Sunday Independent (Colin Murphy)

‘Druid's big guns deliver a delicious barrage of O'Casey’
Irish Independent

★★★★
‘a brilliant ensemble cast brings Garry Hynes’ vision to life’
The Irish Times (Sara Keating)

‘DruidO’Casey made an outstanding debut ... magnificent’
The Irish Times (Deirdre Falvey)

‘Druid’s magnificent new staging of the O’Casey trilogy should be a source of national pride ... a unique national epic’
The Irish Times (Fintan O'Toole)

★★★★
‘a significant achievement by Hynes and her superb ensemble ... magnificent’
The Irish Examiner

★★★★
‘the theatrical event of the year ... crucial, contemporary and relevant’
The Arts Review

‘magnificent production breathes new life into O’Casey’s plays’
Connacht Tribune

‘worth moving heaven and earth to try to get a ticket’
Irish Farmers Journal

★★★★
‘a poignant epic about Dublin residents living on the edges of the revolutionary period’
Feeling Good

‘glorious ... sublime ... the quality of the acting and direction is second to none’
Alan in Belfast

‘Ireland’s most prestigious theatre company’
Irish Independent on Druid

‘one of the world’s great acting ensembles’
The Guardian on Druid

‘probably the foremost interpreter of Irish drama in the world today’
The New York Times on Garry Hynes

‘wildly entertaining’
The Irish Times on Three Short Comedies by Sean O’Casey (2021)

‘ripping entertainment’
The New York Times on DruidShakespeare (2015)

‘pure exhilarating theatre'
The Irish Times on DruidShakespeare (2015)

‘the story of a nation … essential’
The Irish Times on DruidMurphy (2012)

‘as always with this remarkable company, the acting is of a quality to leave you dumbstruck with admiration’
The New York Times on DruidMurphy (2012)

‘[the] definitive production of The Silver Tassie’
Irish Theatre Magazine on The Silver Tassie by Sean O’Casey (2010)

‘helmed with cruel, uncompromising clarity by Garry Hynes’
Variety on The Silver Tassie by Sean O’Casey (2010)

‘one of the greatest achievements in the history of Irish theatre’
The Irish Times on DruidSynge (2005)

‘a highlight not just of my theatre-going year but of my theatre-going life’
The New York Times on DruidSynge (2005)

‘[a] colossal achievement’
The Scotsman on DruidSynge (2005)