Murphy to be honoured with Druid tour

Druid is to honour Tom Murphy, one of Ireland's most respected living playwrights, with DruidMurphy, an international tour of three of his works.

Tom Murphy: three of his best-known plays will be staged by Druid.

Award-winning theatre company Druid is to honour Tom Murphy, one of Ireland's most respected living playwrights, with DruidMurphy, an international tour of three of his most celebrated works.

The plays, directed by Garry Hynes, will be staged in Ireland, England and the US over a six-month period from Friday. The works chosen - Conversations On A Homecoming, Famine and A Whistle in the Dark - portray two sides of Irish emigration, the stories ...