ONCE Will Return Home to Ireland; Opens at Olympia Theatre This Summer
By: Nicole Rosky Mar. 24, 2015
It has conquered Broadway and the West End, and now Once will head home to Dublin, Ireland, opening at the Olympia Theatre on July 14, 2015. 'I'm absolutely delighted that Once is coming to Dublin and will play for the summer at the Olympia Theatre. This sweet little love story, so beautifully dreamt in film by John Carney, has travelled a long way on theatre stages around the world - and is finally returning home,' said creator Enda Walsh.
Set in Dublin, Once is the smash-hit, award-winning musical that has captured hearts around the world with its touching love story, glorious music and irresistible humour. It's a celebration of music, love, and the city that inspired it. Now it's coming home.
Based on the much-loved movie of the same name, written and directed by John Carney, the musical features music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and a Tony award-winning book by Enda Walsh.
The multi-award-winning creative team consists of director John Tiffany and designers Bob Crowley, Natasha Katzand Clive Goodwin, with movement by Steven Hoggett and musical supervision and orchestrations by Martin Lowe.
Winner of eight Tony Awards - including Best Musical - two Olivier Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album, the show features all of the magical songs from the original film, including the Oscar-winning Falling Slowly.
The stunning music is performed by an extraordinary cast of actor-musicians, who sing, dance and play their hearts out live on stage.
They include Tom Parsons as Guy, Megan Riordan as Girl, Sandra Callaghan as Baruska, Phelim Drew as Billy, Lisa Fox as Ex-Girfriend, Bob Kelly as Eamon, Michael Mahony as Emcee, Bill Murphy as Da, Dylan Reid as Andrej,Rickie O'Neill as Svec and Ruth Westley as Reza.
Between them, the 12 actors play 30 instruments during each performance, including guitar, cajon, melodica, harmonica, piano, violin, castanets, bass guitar, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, tambourine, drums, accordion and cello.
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