Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she's chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family…
From the creator of Ross O'Carroll Kelly, Paul Howard, Copper Face Jacks: The MusicalL is a love story set on the eve of a Dublin v Kerry All Ireland Final, when a sweet Kerry girl ends up falling head over her flat-shoes for the Captain of the Dublin football team - Gino Wyldes. Can love conquer all as these two young sweethearts face massive cultural and linguistic hurdles on their road to happiness/Croker?
Club Tropicana
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 30/07/2019 - 03/08/2019
The sizzling summer holiday show for all the family! Welcome to the Club Tropicana Hotel – the 1980s answer to Love Island – where the drinks are free and the whole family is invited to join the ultimate holiday musical, celebrating all that we love about the 80s.
The Bodyguard
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 07/08/2019 - 17/08/2019
Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don’t expect is to fall in love.
The Hoover family has more than a few troubles, but young Olive has her heart set on winning the Little Miss Sunshine beauty contest. When an invitation to compete comes out of the blue, the Hoovers must pile into their rickety yellow camper van. Can it survive the 800-mile trip from New Mexico to California – and more importantly, can they?
Kinky Boots
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 19/08/2019 - 31/08/2019
Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes you from a gentlemen's shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father's expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory's future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos.
Musical, comedic, uplifting, and all-too-real. TINDER tells the tale of three inseparable pals having the time of their fecking lives every time they get together. This show features your favourite tunes and a cleverly assembled multimedia backdrop. Watch the girls share the usual sex stories, family dramas, and revelations from their school days as they navigate their Tinder life.
Angela’s Ashes – The Musical
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 09/09/2019 - 14/09/2019
In a major musical adaptation, Frank McCourt’s memoir ANGELA’S ASHES comes to the Bórd Gáis Energy Theatre in an emotional telling of a childhood in Limerick and beyond, featuring unforgettable songs and melodies, told with a rare lyricism and a warm inimitable sense of humour.
Told through the eyes of two best friends and Miami songwriters, Fran O‘Toole and Des Lee, The Miami weaves us through the amazing roller coaster story of the iconic showband. The Miami will take you through the joyous dancehall days of the 1960’s and “Spit On Me Dickie” to the tragedy in 1975.
Grease
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 17/09/2019 - 28/09/2019
After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny and girl-next-door Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High for senior year. But can they survive the trials and tribulations of teenage life and find true love once more?
Cabaret
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 01/10/2019 - 05/10/2019
Cabaret features show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes and some of the most iconic songs in musical theatre including Money Makes the World Go Round, Two Ladies, Maybe this Time and of course, Cabaret.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 08/10/2019 - 12/10/2019
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT was the first of Lloyd Webber and Rice’s musicals to be performed publicly. Seen by an estimated 26 million people, Joseph continues to enthral audiences around the world.
We Will Rock You
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 28/10/2019 - 02/11/2019
Since 2002 over 16 million theatregoers in 19 countries have been thrilled by this awe-inspiring production. With 24 of Queen’s biggest hits delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the bands’ legendary live performances.
9 to 5 – The Musical
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 19/11/2019 - 23/11/2019
9 to 5 the Musical tells the story of three workmates pushed to boiling point by their sexist and egotistical boss. Concocting a plan to kidnap and turn the tables on their despicable supervisor, will the women manage to reform their office - or will events unravel when the CEO pays an unexpected visit?
Mamma Mia
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 10/12/2019 - 05/01/2020
From West End to global phenomenon, MAMMA MIA! is Judy Craymer’s ingenious vision of staging the story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs with a sunny, funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads unfolding on a Greek island idyll.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 03/02/2020 - 08/02/2020
PRISCILLA is the hilarious adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus bound for the Outback to put on the show of a lifetime. Their epic journey is a heart-warming story of self-discovery, sassiness and acceptance.
The Phantom of The Opera
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 10/06/2020 - 18/07/2020
The Brilliant Original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of The Opera is embarking on a major UK and Ireland tour. Now in its 33rd phenomenal year in the West End, The Phantom of The Opera is widely considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history.
Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don’t expect is to fall in love.
Grease
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 17/09/2019 - 28/09/2019
Grittier and more glamorous than ever before, this brand-new production is direct from a sell-out and critically acclaimed run at Leicester Curve.
After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny and girl-next-door Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High for senior year. But can they survive the trials and tribulations of teenage life and find true love once more?
Bill Kenwright presents the multi-award-winning production of Kander and Ebb’s landmark musical, CABARET.
Directed by National Theatre Artistic Director Rufus Norris, the production has enjoyed two smash hit West End runs at The Lyric and The Savoy theatres. CABARET features show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes and iconicnsongs Money Makes The World Go Round, Maybe This Time, Cabaret and more.
The residents of Chipping Cleghorn are astonished to read an advert in the local newspaper that a murder will take place this coming Friday at Little Paddocks, the home of Letitia Blacklock. Unable to resist, the group gather at the house at the appointed time, when the lights go out and a gun is fired. Enter Miss Marple, who must unravel a complex series of relationships and events to solve the mystery of the killer.
Pegeen is fed up. She’s not getting younger and is desperate to escape the confines of a life stuck in the middle of nowhere. When the stranger Christy Mahon arrives at her father’s shebeen, with a story that sets the village talking, he is welcomed with admiration by the locals, even Pegeen. But all is not as it seems, and soon the playboy’s past threatens to catch up with him.
Asking for It shines an unflinching light on the experience of a young woman whose life is changed forever by a horrific act of violence. One night in a small town in Co. Cork, where everyone knows everyone, things spiral terrifyingly out of control. What will happen now? – to Emma? To her family? To the others?
Forty-five years after William Peter Blatty's best-selling novel terrified an entire generation, The Exorcist is unleashed onto the West End stage for the very first time in a uniquely theatrical experience directed by award-winning film and theatre Director Sean Mathias (Bent, No Man’s Land).
The Matchmaker based on the novella “Letters of a County Matchmaker” by John B. Keane, one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers, follows the efforts of Dicky Mick Dicky O'Connor to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn. Keane, an avid observer of people and the cultures that bind and create their view of the world uses “The Matchmaker” as an exploration of rural loneliness.
On a lonely road on the island of Inishmore, someone killed Mad Padraic’s cat. He'll want to know who did it when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip-shop bombing in Northern Ireland. He loves his cat more than life itself, and someone is going to pay. Set in the 1990s, The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a clever satire on terrorism, the beautification of violence in contemporary culture and a hilarious farce in true McDonagh fashion.
Rossini’s La Cenerentola unfolds from the very pages of books and celebrates the idea of literature, of fantasy, of escapism, and most importantly of Goodness Triumphant. The age-old fairytale resonates as much today as it did in times gone by.
Carmen
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 22/03/2020 - 28/03/2020
Opera’s great, independent, sexual woman, the gypsy Carmen. Her friends and enemies from a cigarette factory. Her lovers, high and low. A naive corporal and the good girl from home. A handsome bullfighter. Smugglers. Jealousy, and a fatal struggle. Carmen, the most popular French opera, with some of the most alluring arias ever, has it all.
People trafficking across the seas is nothing new. And sex has long been part of its matrix. Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio also deals with conflicts between nationalities and cultures with the lightest and most sophisticated of touches. The exotically colourful score includes some of his most brilliant, extreme and virtuosic arias.
Riverdance, the original stage spectacular is celebrated the world over for its Grammy award-winning score and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. First performed as an interval act for the 1994 Eurovision song contest, Riverdance was developed into a stage show and became a global phenomenon, touring for over two decades and performing live to an audience of over 25 million.
St. Petersburg Ballet – Swan Lake
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 22/10/2019 - 26/10/2019
Don’t miss the majesty of Russian classical ballet with some of the world’s finest ballet stars, magnificent scenery, lavish costumes and the Orchestra of English National Opera.
The classic ballet masterpiece Swan Lake tells the immortal love story of a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer. All set to Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score.
The Next Step – Absolute Dance Live On Stage will be a brand new show that offers fans a chance to get up close and personal with cast members from the global hit TV show. The 90-minute stage show features solos, duets, trios, and group numbers choreographed to popular hit songs along with original music from the show.
Swan Lake tells the story of Odette, a beautiful princess, who turned into a swan by day by evil magician Von Rothbart, only to regain her human form at night. Out hunting by the lakeside, Prince Siegfried encounters her and falls madly in love with her. But will he be able to break Von Rothbart’s spell..?
The Next Step – Absolute Dance Live On Stage will be a brand new show that offers fans a chance to get up close and personal with cast members from the global hit TV show. The 90-minute stage show features solos, duets, trios, and group numbers choreographed to popular hit songs along with original music from the show.
Aladdin is a brand new traditional pantomime extravaganza coming to the Broadway Theatre, Catford! Fly on a magic carpet this Christmas to the enchanting world of Peking where an adventure will unfold. Meet our brave Aladdin, our rebellious princess, our larger than life Widow Twankey and be part of Wishee-Washee’s gang, will these friends foil the Evil Abanazar’s plan?
Annie
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 09/07/2019 - 20/07/2019
Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she's chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family…
Circus 1903
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin 27/11/2019 - 01/12/2019
Enjoy daredevil performances by acrobats, jugglers, trapeze and high wire performers, contortionists and more. Plus, Circus 1903 includes incredible puppetry from the award-winning team behind War Horse, who put remarkably created elephants back in the ring as you've never imagined.
With a glittering Celebrity line-up, traditional Panto values and the funniest script in the country, this year will be as star studded and surprising as ever. Cinderella –The Story of Cinders & Her Fella - is the most entertaining, magical and funniest family Panto you are ever likely to see!
This Christmas you shall go to the ball with the spectacular rags to riches family pantomime Cinderella at the INEC Killarney. Prepare to boo, hiss and cheer – oh yes you will! – in this perfect festive treat for all the family. Can a pair of shoes really change your life? Dreams really do come true for Cinderella at the INEC Killarney.
Get ready for a road-trip full of adventures. From castles to caves, dragons to dinosaurs and ice-creams to muddy puddles – there is something for all of the family and their friends to enjoy, including Miss Rabbit, Mr Bull, Suzy Sheep, Gerald Giraffe and more!
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