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Garry Hynes

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Garry Hynes is one of Ireland's leading theatre directors. She was a founding member of Druid Theatre Company in 1975 and was the company's Artistic Director from 1975 to 1991 and again from 1995 to date. Hynes was Artistic Director of The Abbey Theatre from 1991 to 1994. Her many awards include Honorary Doctorates from the National University of Ireland (1998), a National Council of Education Award for services to Irish theatre (1988), and A Tony Award for The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1998). Garry Hynes is a patron of the Irish Theatre Institute.

Company Jobs

Job Title Company
Artistic Director Druid

Venue Jobs

Job Title Venue
Artistic Director The Mick Lally Theatre

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Island Protected by a Bridge of Glass Garry Hynes
The Pursuit of Pleasure Garry Hynes

Director

Play Title Playwright
A Skull in Connemara Martin McDonagh
Bailegangaire Tom Murphy (1)
Brigit Tom Murphy (1)
Conversations on a Homecoming Tom Murphy (1)
Crestfall Mark O'Rowe
DruidShakespeare Mark O'Rowe William Shakespeare
Empress of India Stuart Carolan
Epiphany Brian Watkins
Island Protected by a Bridge of Glass Garry Hynes
Leaves Lucy Caldwell
My Brilliant Divorce Geraldine Aron
On Raftery's Hill Marina Carr
Portia Coughlan Marina Carr
Same Old Moon Geraldine Aron
Testament Colm Tóibín
The Beacon Nancy Harris
The Beauty Queen of Leenane Martin McDonagh
The Donahue Sisters Geraldine Aron
The Good Father Christian O'Reilly (1)
The Hackney Office Michael Collins (1)
The Lonesome West Martin McDonagh
The Power of Darkness John McGahern Leo Tolstoy
After Leo Tolstoy
The Pursuit of Pleasure Garry Hynes
The Stanley Parkers Geraldine Aron
There Are Tragedies And Tragedies George Fitzmaurice

Company Artistic Director

Play Title Playwright
Shoot The Crow Owen McCafferty
The Way You Look Tonight Niall Williams
Wild Harvest Ken Bourke

Lyrics by

Play Title Playwright
The Pursuit of Pleasure Garry Hynes