DUBLIN: PETER PAN
The Gate Theatre offer their unique take on J.M. Barrie's children's classic, transported from Edwardian London to early 20th century Dublin, in a new version by the incomparable Roddy Doyle, with a cast led by Kin star Clare Dunne in the dual role of Mrs. Darling and Captain Hook (Gate Theatre, Dublin, now playing until Jan 14th 2024)
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CORK: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK / BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Full of fe-fi-fo-FUN, the troupe who brought a sold-out Sleeping Beauty to the Cork Opera House in 2022 return to cast their magic once again with this very tall tale (Cork Opera House, December 2nd 2023 - January 21, 2024). Elsewhere in Cork city, The Everyman theatre are putting a suitably Corkonian spin on Beauty and the Beast (The Everyman, Sat 2nd Dec - Sunday 14th Jan 2024)
DUBLIN: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Based on Roald Dahl's iconic tale, the Christmas spectacular at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre lands via the West End and Broadway productions to combine the memorable songs from the original 1970's motion picture (The Candy Man and Pure Imagination) with all-new numbers from the multi award-winning songwriters of Hairspray (Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin, Dec 5th 2023 - Jan 7th 2024)
LIMERICK: SLEEPING BEAUTY
From the team that brought you Peter Pan in 2023 return for the latest installment of the ever-popular University Concert Hall Panto, Sleeping Beauty, with a cast that includes local favourites Richie Hayes and Myles Breen, along with some fun new faces (UCH Limerick, 21st Dec 2023 - 14th Jan 2024)
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DUBLIN: CINDERELLA
It really wouldn't be Christmas in the capital without the Gaiety Panto, celebrating a whopping 150 years of panto at the Gaiety Theatre with arguably the most loved fairytale of them all, Cinderella, in a production starring legendary Gaiety Panto Dame Joe Conlan as Nanny Scrumptious. There really isn't anything else like it (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, 26th Nov 2023 - 21st Jan 2024)
BELFAST: HANSEL & GRETEL
The Lyric in Belfast has delivered a memorable run of Christmas crackers over the past decade; this year they're offering their unique spin on the tale of Hansel & Gretel with a script from Tara-Lynne O'Neill, AKA the mammy from Derry Girls, original songs from Katie Richardson and a cast that includes local legends Mark Dugdale, Orla Gormley and Christina Nelson (Lyric Theatre Belfast, 24 Nov 2023—Sat 6 Jan 2024)
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