Gaiety Theatre

The Gaiety Theatre is a drama theatre on South King Street in Dublin, Ireland, near Grafton Street and St. Stephen's Green.

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Gaiety Theatre - Theatre - Dublin - Ireland - Grafton Street - St. Stephen's Green

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Designed by architect C.J. Phipps and built in under 7 months, the Gaiety was opened on 27 November 1871 with the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland as guest of honour and a double bill of the comedy She Stoops to Conquer and the burlesque La Belle Sauvage.

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C.J. Phipps - 27 November - 1871 - Lord Lieutenant of Ireland - She Stoops to Conquer - Burlesque

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The Gaiety was extended by renowned theatre architect Frank Matcham in 1883, and, despite several improvements to public spaces and stage changes, it retains its Victorian charm and remains Dublin's longest-established, continuously producing theatre.

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Frank Matcham - 1883 - Victorian

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Recent and renowned performers and playwrights associated with the theatre (Maureen Potter, John B Keane, Anna Manahan and Niall Toibin) have been celebrated with hand-prints cast in bronze and set in the pavement beneath the theatre canopy.

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Maureen Potter - John B Keane - Anna Manahan - Niall Toibin - Bronze

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