Druid was founded in Galway in 1975 by graduates of the National University of Ireland, Galway, Garry Hynes, Mick Lally (1945 – 2010) and Marie Mullen – the first professional theatre company in Ireland outside Dublin. Since 1979, the company has had its own theatre on Druid Lane in Galway.
The theatre is the birthplace of all their work and continues to serve as a facility for the promotion and development of the arts in Galway. Druid productions have won over 50 awards in Ireland, and internationally, including four Tony Awards for the company’s world premiere of Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane.