Derbhle Crotty
2021
The Merchant of Venice
Trevor Nunn, Chris Hunt
Henry Goodman, David Bamber
Memorably set between the two world wars, this adaptation of Trevor Nunn's award-winning 1999 Royal National Theatre production of The Merchant of Venice features a superlative performance from Henry Goodman as Shylock.
The Merchant of Venice
Citizen Lane
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Michael Gambon
Citizen Lane is an innovative mix of documentary and drama that delivers a vivid and compelling portrait of Hugh Lane, one of the most fascinating and yet enigmatic figures in modern Irish history. A man of multiple contradictions, by turns infuriatingly parsimonious or extraordinarily generous, a professed nationalist and a knight of the realm; a monumental snob and a fearless campaigner for access to the arts.
Citizen Lane
Notes on a Scandal
Richard Eyre
Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Notes on a Scandal
The Bright Side
Ruth Meehan
Gemma-Leah Devereux, Siobhán Cullen
Stand-up comedian Kate thinks her life has no meaning and is not worth continuing. When she’s diagnosed with breast cancer, even the universe seems to agree with her. However, a close encounter with death – and four other women on the chemo ward – might just change her mind and even her life.
The Bright Side
The Cherry Orchard
Ross MacGibbon
Derbhle Crotty, Ian Lloyd Anderson
Bringing together one of the world’s great classic plays with one of Ireland’s greatest writers, Druid present Tom Murphy’s version of Chekhov’s masterpiece The Cherry Orchard at Black Box Theatre, Galway and Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. A play about land, legacy, and the struggle between tradition and change, this is the first major production of Tom Murphy’s work since his death in 2018.
The Cherry Orchard
The Approach
Mark O'Rowe
Cathy Belton, Derbhle Crotty
Three women—two of them sisters—who were once best friends but have drifted apart are catching up over coffee. Over the course of three conversations spanning five years, we learn that they have allowed relationships with their partners to come between their relationships with each other—and gradually, a common secret of tragic consequence is revealed.
The Approach
