| The Druid production of Long Day’s Journey into Night directed by Garry Hynes and starring James Cromwell, Marie Mullen, Aidan Kelly, Michael Esper and Maude Fahy has wowed critics and audiences alike. Packed houses gave the production a standing ovation each night of its run in Galway and at the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival where it played until Oct 13th. Here is what the critics said … ABOUT THE PLAY “an extraordinary piece of storytelling and Garry Hynes and her cast have risen to the immense task of presenting it” The Sunday Business Post (Colin Murphy) “One of the greatest productions of a Eugene O’Neill play I’ve ever seen” WhatsonStage.com (Michael Coveney) “Extraordinarily beautiful” The Irish Times (Patrick Lonergan) “A revelation….profoundly moving, this is a real and rare treat” The Irish Independent (Mary Coll) “Close to perfect” The Sunday Independent (Emer O’Kelly) ABOUT THE CAST “beautifully judged performances” The Sunday Times (Mick Heaney) “Excellent Cast” Guardian “This ensemble soars” The Sunday Independent (Emer O’Kelly) “One of the finest ensemble performances I’ve ever seen on an Irish stage in years” The Irish Times (Patrick Lonergan) “James Cromwell is James Tyrone” Sunday Independent (Emer O’Kelly) “Marie Mullen’s performance as Mary Tyrone will be hailed as the pinnacle achievement of her illustrious career” Whatsonstage.com (Michael Coveney) “Michael Esper’s Edmund is poetry in motion” Galway City Tribune (Judy Murphy) “Aidan Kelly is all tragic, wounded bluster as Jamie” The Sunday Independent (Emer O’Kelly) “Marie Mullen is heatbreaking” The Irish Independent (Mary Coll) Bookings for the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival can be made at 01 677 8899 or www.dublintheatrefestival.com | 
