Full rehearsals have begun in Galway this week for Druid Theatre's plan to stage six plays by John Millington Synge later this summer.
The premiere will take place on July 16th during the Galway Arts Festival, and "promises to be the theatrical experience of a lifetime", according to the company. Three of the six have already been produced by the company during the last two years as part of a long-held ambition by Druid's director Garry Hynes, but this project represents the first time that six Synge works have been performed back to back.
Actors working with Hynes will include Marie Mullen, Mick Lally, Eamon Morrissey, Catherine Walsh and emerging talent such as Aaron Monaghan and Gemma Reeves. Regular collaborators Francis O'Connor (design), Sam Jackson (music), Davy Cunningham (lighting) and Kathy Strachan (costumes) have also been engaged by Druid.