A mischievous, musical experience for the whole family where the children are in charge and the adults get to be kids again!
From 10th December 2022
The Auditorium, The Convention Centre, Dublin
This Christmas, Toy Show The Musical will bring the magic of The Late Late Toy Show to the theatre stage for the very first time. Step inside one little girl's Toy Show adventure as she and her family prepare for the biggest night of their lives! It's a story about family, tradition and how the magic of the Toy Show brings the whole world together each year for one truly amazing night. Full of fun, laughter and love we see how the Toy Show allows children to teach us that the magic they need to change their world already exists within them!
Toy Show The Musical will run from December 10th, 2022, in The Auditorium, The Convention Centre, Dublin. Tickets priced from 25 go on sale from Thursday 19th May 2022 at 10am. Go to www.rte.ie/toyshowthemusical for ticketing information and to purchase. Ticketsolve are RT 's ticketing partners for the show.
The Late Late Toy Show has become a singular phenomenon in modern Irish culture. Much more than a television show, the night itself heralds the official start of Christmas' across Ireland when generations watch together for a truly special celebration of children, great toys and much more!
This new Irish musical is created and produced by Late Late Show producers Jane Murphy and Katherine Drohan. We are thrilled to honour the Toy Show and all of the joy and magic that it inspires across Ireland every year with this new creation, telling the story of one little family and their adventures on Toy Show night, through the eyes of a child.
Speaking on the Late Late Show on Friday night, presenter Ryan Tubridy joked that while he's a dab hand at dancing and singing, he's happy to leave it to the theatre actors. Now I know what you're thinking! Ryan quipped. Ryan the Toy Man you're a fine dancer! And yes, it's true, I can hold a tune too. But I'm not in it!! I will be using my skills to great effect on the Late Late Toy Show, the regular one, on the TV in November, which will be bigger and better than ever before. So, how about we leave the theatre stage to the theatre actors! And wishing the very best of luck to all of the brilliant team involved there.
RT is delighted to have assembled a highly talented and experienced team of creative artists from the world of theatre. Director S im Campbell, whose recent work includes Gary Barlow's A Different Stage and Jason Robert Brown's Songs For A New World at The London Palladium is Associate Director to Rufus Norris on Hex , at the National Theatre in London. Speaking about Toy Show The Musical he said, It's an honour to come back home to direct a new, original musical that celebrates the incredible tradition of the Toy Show; the magic of childhood, resilience of family and the power and significance of play .
Lisa Tierney-Keogh is an award-winning playwright whose work has been produced internationally and at home. Her most recent play, This Beautiful Village , commissioned by the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, was awarded Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2020. Speaking about RTE's new project Lisa said, I'm absolutely thrilled to be writing Toy Show The Musical, a celebration of the spirit and heart of this beloved Irish phenomenon
Grammy nominated composer and performer RuthAnne Cunningham is the multi-talented songwriter for the show. A very special version of her lead song from Toy Show The Musical, entitled All The Same was debuted on last night's Late Late Show in a for-one-night-only performance which featured guest appearances from Toy Show's Saoirse Ruane alongside a host of other Toy Show stars.
RuthAnne said When I was approached by RT to compose the music for the Toy Show The Musical, they sent me the story and I immediately thought of this song I had written with Jennifer Hudson And Busbee. I felt it was special with a relatable lyric that fitted in with the story perfectly, so I sent it over to the producers and they loved it instantly and wanted it to be a part of this show. It's an important lyric for children of all ages to remember that everyone in life is often feeling a lot of the same things, wanting the same things and going through more than we realise on the surface. As humans we really are all the same and the song aims to remind everyone to unite and support each other, be kind to each other and love each other. The track is available now on all streaming services.
Chair of the RT Board, Moya Doherty said Toy Show The Musical is such an exciting and ambitious creative departure for RT . Building a new Irish original musical on the values and spirit of the Toy Show promises to offer theatre audiences something unique and magical this Christmas. That RT has managed to assemble such a stellar team of musical and theatrical talent to develop this new show is a tribute to the enduring magic of the Toy Show and all who have contributed to making what it has become in our culture.
Dee Forbes, Director General, RT said We have been quietly working on Toy Show The Musical for quite a while and I am delighted that we are now in position to launch it. We said a number of years ago that live events were going to be a key part of RT 's future but we had to delay our plans due to the pandemic. Just like The Late Late Toy Show itself, so much care and thought is going into this musical. While it will be a very different to the TV show, at its heart it's a story about family, tradition and how the magic of the Toy Show brings the whole world together each year for one truly amazing night.
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A mischievous, musical experience for the whole family where the children are in charge and the adults get to be kids again!
