Marie Mullen receiving her Special Tribute Award at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards. Photo by Dara Mac Dónaill courtesy of The Irish Times

Marie Mullen was the recipient of the Special Tribute Award at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Sunday February 24th, 2013. The award acknowledged Marie’s immense contribution to Irish theatre down through the years.

Special Tribute Video for Marie Mullen

This Special Tribute video, courtesy of The Irish Times, was shown on the night of the awards and includes contributions from Sean McGinley, Aaron Monaghan, Loughlin Deegan, Peter Crawley and Anne Clarke. Production footage courtesy of Druid; 2005 DruidSynge: The Playboy of the Western World; 1982 Back to the Cradle – a documentary on Druid’s first visit to Inis Meáin; 1982 The Playboy of the Western World by JM Synge performed on Inis Meáin; 2005 DruidSynge: Riders to the Sea; 2005 DruidSynge: The Tinker’s Wedding; 2005 DruidSynge: Deirdre of the Sorrows; 1996 The Beauty Queen of Leenane; 1985 ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Whore. Stills from various Druid productions and a production of Testament by Colm Tóibín (co-produced by Dublin Theatre Festival and Landmark Productions).