Riders to the Sea and Macbeth
RIDERS TO THE SEA by J. M. Synge and MACBETH by William Shakespeare Running time: 3 hours and 35 minutes, including two intervals Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge They’re all gone now, and there isn’t anything more the sea can do to me. On the Aran Islands, off the coast of Galway, a woman contends with God and the
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sea for the survival of her family. 20 years on from the formative DruidSynge (2005), Tony Award winners Garry Hynes and Marie Mullen return to the work of one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights for this new production of J. M. Synge’s one-act masterpiece. ★★★★★ “Extraordinarily accomplished...riveting”—THE IRISH TIMES Macbeth by William Shakespeare Featuring Marty Rea as Macbeth and Marie Mullen as Lady Macbeth The Scottish Play as you’ve never seen it before. Druid brings its visceral and uniquely Irish perspective to one of Shakespeare’s fiercest and bloodiest tragedies. In medieval Scotland, the ambitious army general Macbeth is visited by three witches who foretell his ascension to the throne. In pursuit of this prophecy, and emboldened by his wife, Lady Macbeth, he sets out on a murderous path that threatens to sever the ties that bind their minds, their marriage, and the nation itself. Tony Award winner Garry Hynes directs a cast of 11 of Ireland’s finest actors, led by Marty Rea as Macbeth and fellow Tony winner Marie Mullen as Lady Macbeth. This production follows Druid’s internationally acclaimed DruidShakespeare (2015) and Richard III (2018), and marks the company’s second appearance at IAC after its sold-out presentation of Beckett’s Endgame in 2025. ★★★★★ “Electrifying…the pace is unflagging, the menace unrelenting”—THE GUARDIAN CAST Emma Dargan-Reid Emmet Farrell Liam Heslin Seán Kearns Darragh Feehely Pattie Maguire Marie Mullen Rory Nolan Rachel O’Byrne Marty Rea Cathal Ryan CREATIVES Director: Garry Hynes Set and co-costume design: Francis O'Connor Co-costume design: Clíodhna Hallissey Lighting design: Colin Grenfell Sound design: Gregory Clarke Movement director: David Bolger Composer: Conor Linehan Casting director: Amy Rowan Hair design: Siobhán Patterson Make-up design: Michelle Ruane Associate director: Sarah Baxter Assistant director: Lianne O’Shea Presented in association with the Jerome L. Greene Foundation. Additional generous support provided by Culture Ireland, the Brandt Jackson Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, Tourism Ireland, the Shubert Foundation, the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater, and Jim & Lori Steinberg. The Druid production of Riders to the Sea and Macbeth was supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Smurfit Westrock, McDonogh Capital Investments, the University of Galway, and Galway City Council.