The excitement is building for Toy Show The Musical as stars from stage and screen join the cast.
The brand-new musical inspired by the much-loved annual TV event opens on 10 December at The Convention Centre in Dublin and will feature some of Ireland's most well-known stage and screen actors in the lead adult roles.
Jamie Beamish (Bridgerton, Derry Girls, Otto Bathurst's Halo, Billy The Kid) will play the role of Dad, aka Brendan Mooney, the father of the lead character of the musical Nell.
Clare Barrett (Fair City, Medicine, Wild Mountain Thyme, Trad) has been cast to play Nell's Mam, Áine Mooney.
The role of Nana will be played by Anna Healy (The Spin, The Last Return, Mother’s Day and Emmerdale).
This brand-new Irish musical promises to sweep audiences along on one little girl's adventure as everyone in her town prepares for Toy Show on the biggest night of the year.
A casting announcement for the lead role of Nell will be made on Friday, October 14, during a very special Late Late Show reveal!
Speaking ahead of today's announcement director Séimí Campbell, said: "Toy Show the Musical celebrates one of our nation’s most loved traditions and in that, recognises the importance of play, the transformative power of the imagination, and the strength, bravery, and resilience of children.
"We have this wonderful opportunity to take many families into the theatre for the first time, and with that comes a responsibility to show them the unequivocal power of theatre - of sitting in a room together with strangers but leaving with some form of shared experience. That connectivity is exactly what Toy Show encapsulates."
Executive Producer Jane Murphy added: "Ireland continues to produce world-class actors, singers and musicians who are working at the very top of the film and theatre industry right around the globe.
"What a privilege for us on this brand-new Irish musical to welcome them back home this Christmas to perform for a home crowd!"
Toy Show The Musical runs from 10 December at The Auditorium, Convention Centre, Dublin. Tickets are priced from €25. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.rte.ie/toyshowthemusical
