2026
SEASON AT BORD GÁIS ENERGY THEATRE
A season at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre is like no other. Through a uniquely curated annual programme, the theatre comes alive with the very best of live entertainment from around the globe. The dramatic architectural design by Daniel Libeskind truly mirrors the spectacular performances taking place within. We are committed to presenting the finest of live entertainment, programming an array of exceptional productions including spectacular Broadway and West End musicals, traditional and avant-garde dance, inspiring opera, innovative talks and special events, emotive drama, and electrifying live music.
2025 Season Brochure
LEGALLY BLONDE
The iconic international West End and Broadway smash-hit musical comedy LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is back in fashion with a huge new production starring Amber Davies (Pretty Woman, 9 to 5 The Musical and Strictly Come Dancing) as Elle!
This ultimate feel-good rom-com, based on the award-winning film starring Reese Witherspoon, follows Elle Woods on her transformation from It Girl fashionista to legal ace at Harvard Law School, all in the name of love.
BARNUM
Step right up and enter the dazzling world of P.T. Barnum, where imagination and ambition know no bounds. Hand in hand with wife Charity, Barnum’s life and career twists and turns as he schemes and dreams his way to headier heights.
This spectacular production directed by Jonathan O’Boyle and choreographed by Oti Mabuse will feature an extraordinary ensemble cast of over 20 actor-musicians, acrobats and amazing circus acts. Audiences are certain to delight at every sight, wonder and miracle that the name Barnum stands for!
ANNIE
The smash-hit West End production of ANNIE, the world’s favourite family musical, returns to Dublin for a limited run in 2026! 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…
With its Tony® award-winning book and score, including the unforgettable songs It’s The Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow, you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it! This musical was awarded four stars by the The Times, Daily Telegraph, Ok! Magazine & The Sun (UK).
MEAN GIRLS
Get in loser, MEAN GIRLS is going to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in 2026!
Winner of Best New Musical (WhatsOnStage Awards) and direct from the West End, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious smash-hit musical comedy from an award-winning creative team including writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre is committed to a gold standard in programming and live entertainment experiences. We want to transcend expectations and, through our ground-breaking programme, inspire generations with epic and exciting productions which we hope will become treasured memories that last a lifetime.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is coming to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel about racial injustice and childhood innocence became a Broadway and West End sensation with star-studded sell-out seasons on both sides of the Atlantic. Now this thrilling courtroom drama embarks on a Ireland tour for the very first time.
BLOOD BROTHERS
Written by Willy Russell, the legendary BLOOD BROTHERS tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.
Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award winning BLOOD BROTHERS. The production ran for more than 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of only five musicals ever to achieve that milestone. It has been affectionately christened the ‘Standing Ovation Musical’, as inevitably it “brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring its approval” (The Daily Mail).
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