It's going to be a very Mary Christmas this year as the multi-award-winning musical Mary Poppins will fly direct from the West End to Dublin next December.
The full production of the classic will play from Wednesday 11 December to Saturday 11 January at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, with tickets priced from €26.50 on sale at 9am on Friday 10 April through Ticketmaster.
It's 20 years since the world premiere of Mary Poppins in Bristol and nine years since the show made its Irish debut at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in 2015, where it was seen by over 100,000 theatregoers and then went on a record-breaking tour around the world.
Australian stars Stefanie Jones and Jack Chambers reprise their roles as Mary Poppins and Bert, having both received critical acclaim and nightly standing ovations for their performances in the recent Australian production.
Based on the stories of PL Travers and the subsequent Walt Disney film, the story of the world's favourite nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane features dancing dazzling, stage effects and songs.
Producer and co-creator Cameron Mackintosh said: "It is amazingly already 20 years since Mary Poppins first landed onto the stage at the Bristol Hippodrome and started spreading Pamela Travers' magical stories around the great cities of the world.
"Mary has soared triumphantly around the globe and our recent Australian production discovered two of the most delightful Mary and Berts ever - Stefanie Jones and Jack Chambers - whom I'm thrilled to be bringing to the United Kingdom and Ireland to star in this spectacular new National tour.
"They are heading a wonderful cast and I'm sure you will find this the most magical production of Mary Poppins ever, practically perfect in every way!"
