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The Druid Theatre has today announced that it will stage the late Tom Murphy’s masterpiece, The House. The House will premiere at Galway City Hall Theatre this September before moving to the Getty Theatre for the Dublin Theatre Festival. Tickets for the Galway Theatre will go on sale from 10am on Wednesday 12 June.
Written in 2000 but set in the 1950s, The House is a tense drama about desire, belonging and possession. Mrs. de Burca can feel the beginning of the end. With her health failing and her three daughters developing their own independence in society, it’s time to sell the family house. In town, a generation of young people have returned from building sites in England and have been wandering the streets for weeks. Among them is Christy Kavanagh, who has cash in his pocket, fond memories of his childhood spent with the De Burca family, and plans to buy their house.
Garry Hynes directs a large ensemble cast including Druid ensemble members Marie Mullen as Mrs de Burca and Marty Rea as Christy Cavanagh, as well as Jessica Dunne Perkins, Darragh Feehely, Liam Heslin, Colm Lennon, Andrew Macklin, Amy Molloy, Rachel O’Byrne, Donncha O’Dea and Cathal Ryan. Druid is delighted to announce that six of the 11 actors will be making their Druid stage debuts in The House.
No one writes about 20th century Ireland like Tom Murphy. Druid’s long association with the late author began in the 1980s when he became associate writer for the company and their collaborations include the world premieres of Conversations Home, Bailegangaire and Brigit, and the internationally acclaimed drama series Druid Murphy.
The series will be filmed in Druid’s home town of Galway, with costumes designed by the company’s Nun Island Costume Department and sets built at the Ballyban Set Studios, in line with Druid’s commitment to sustainability and local employment.
Gary Hines, director of Endgame and artistic director of Druid, said: “It is always a great privilege to direct Tom Murphy’s work and I have been lucky enough to have had this honour on several occasions since the 1980s, including the world premieres of Homecoming Conversations, Bailegangaire and Brigit. Tom Murphy’s contribution to Druid and Irish theatre is immeasurable. I cannot wait to share this great work with audiences in Galway and Dublin this autumn.”
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