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Bord Gáis Energy Theatre launch 2027 season
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre have launched their boldest season to date, bringing some of the hottest shows to Dublin in 2027.
It’s going to be a blockbuster 2027 as Bord Gáis Energy Theatre are keeping the show announcements coming hot and fast. If last year’s lineup tickled your fancy, then you’re in for a treat in the fancy-tickling department. 2027 will see age-old classics and hot new shows rub shoulders, with award winners and audience dazzlers around every corner.
There’s something for all audiences, from film adaptations to trips to fantastical lands, this upcoming season has it all. We’re even scuppering Hitler. Who doesn’t love scuppering Hitler?
State Ballet of Georgia presents The Nutcracker
The Belfast Times described the State Ballet of Georgia’s The Nutcracker as “an enchanting blend of world-class artistry and festive magic”
‘Tis the season now and the world’s favourite Christmas ballet pirouettes its way back into Dublin. Tchaikovsky’s most famous non-bird-themed ballet, The Nutcracker will be brought to life in spectacular fashion by the much-loved State Ballet of Georgia following their season at New York’s Lincoln Centre.
Accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, the 60-strong company will retell the wondrous tale of Christmas whimsy. Take yourself along with Clara as she gets swept through an enchanted winter kingdom in the most festive of journeys.
This Christmas treat for the whole family comes to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre for one week only, running from 9 – 14 November 2027.
FIND THE NUTCRACKER TICKETS HERE >>>
Hairspray
WhatsOnStage and The Observer gave Hairspray five stars while The Stage labelled it “wonderfully fresh and vivid.”
Big hair! Big heart! Big dreams! Hairspray rocks into Bord Gáis Energy Theatre this August, bringing the classic feel-good musical and some of musical theatre’s biggest hit songs back to Dublin.
Join Tracy Turnblad and her new friends as they embark on a dancing journey to change the world. Hairspray has wowed audiences in the West End and on Broadway and still packs a punch with its message of tolerance and the fight against racism.
Reprising his role as the iconic Enda Turnblad, Neil Hurst is the first cast member announced for the Dublin shows hitting the stage from 10 – 14 August 2027.
FIND HAIRSPRAY TICKETS HERE >>>
Sister Act
The show is adapted from the 1992 feature film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith
All your prayers have been answered as the smash-hit Sister Act returns to Dublin and with a cast sent from above. Strictly Come Dancing favourite Craig Revel Horwood takes the role of Mother Superior with Chucklevision legend Paul Chuckle as Monsignor O’Hara and West End sensation Zoe Birkett (Moulin Rouge, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) as Deloris Van Cartier also starring.
Placed in witness protection in the most unlikely place – a convent, disco diva Deloris and the sisters rediscover their true voices through the sounds of Motown, soul and disco. And how couldn’t you with a soundtrack featuring original music from Tony and 8-time Oscar award-winner Alan Menken (Disney’s Aladdin, Enchanted)?
Arriving at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on 26 October and on the run until 6 November, this must-witness show raises the spirits and warms the soul at the same time.
FIND SISTER ACT TICKETS HERE >>>
Operation Mincemeat
With over 160 five-star reviews and a Tony Award to boot, Operation Mincemeat is the best-reviewed show in West End history
Here’s the briefing: The year is 1943, and right now the Allies are losing the war. Luckily for them, they’re about to gamble all of their futures on a stolen corpse. It’s the kind of chaos you couldn’t invent, as this hilarious and unbelievable true story details the twisted secret mission that helped win World War II.
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Broadway’s newest hit answers the question of how a dead body, the fella that wrote James Bond, and a fake love letter deceived Hitler.
Operation Mincemeat washes up on the stage at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from 17 – 21 August 2027.
FIND OPERATION MINCEMEAT TICKETS HERE >>>
Hadestown
“A sublime five-star musical that mixes ancient Greek myth with folk-infused New Orleans jazz” – Sunday Express ★★★★★
Embarking on its first-ever UK & Irish tour, the Broadway and West End musical sensation comes to Dublin, giving Irish theatregoers the chance to experience the phenomenon that has taken the world by storm.
Vogue described the show as “your next musical theatre obsession,” and with 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and a GRAMMY Award for Best Musical Theatre Album, it’s easy to see why this show is adored by the over six million people who have attended.
Anaïs Mitchell’s story takes audiences on a journey to the underworld and back, intertwining two ancient Greek stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone.
Hadestown invites you on that journey from Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and down the River Styx from 13 – 24 July 2027.
Guys & Dolls
The 1955 film adaptation of Guys and Dolls featured Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra
Classic musical theatre lovers, your luck is in. Bord Gáis Energy Theatre continues its hot streak with Guys and Dolls. One of Broadway’s greatest ever musicals, Guys and Dolls is as sure a bet as there is for a great night out.
Brimming with iconic tunes including Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat, A Bushel and a Peck, Adelaide’s Lament and If I Were a Bell, Guys and Dolls has been delighting audiences since it premiered way back in 1950. If romance, comedy and high-energy musical theatre sound good to you, we’d wager you’ll love this one.
Get down to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from 24 April – 16 May 2027 and see Guys and Dolls for yourself.
Back To The Future The Musical
“You built a time-machine… out of a DeLorean?”
Strap in for the ride of a lifetime as the smash hit Back to the Future The Musical is back. Based on the iconic 1985 film, this multi-award-winning production is dazzling critics and thrilling audiences across the globe and now it’s Dublin’s turn.
Marty McFly finds himself in 1955 after accidentally using the time machine built by the eccentric Doc Brown. When he disrupts the space-time continuum, he begins a race against the clock to set things right and get himself back to the future.
Lightning can strike twice if you know where it’s going to strike, and Bord Gáis Energy Theatre is that place. The show so good people will be coming back in time to attend. Back to the Future The Musical crashes into Dublin from 17 November until 31 December 2027.
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Looking for some theatre goodness to keep you going between now and the start of the 2027 season? Look no further than our Theatre Guide.
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