December is a month to indulge in all things festive and fun – to get stuck into seasonal crafts and stoke up that Christmas spirit, to attend plays and pantos and pick up gifts at craft fairs. But with so much on around the country, it can be hard to know where to start. Here’s our guide to some of the best things to get you in the festive mood across Ireland in December.
Beauty and the Beast panto
The Gaiety Theatre, November 23rd-January 4th
Beauty and the Beast is at the Gaiety Theatre until January 4th
It’s hard to believe that the Gaiety Theatre is celebrating more than 150 years of pantomime. Oh, yes it is, and this year’s panto is the classic fairytale Beauty and the Beast. Settle in for a fun, family-friendly performance with a cast that includes Gaiety Panto Dame Joe Conlan as Nana Potts, Nicholas Grennell as Papa, Ciara Lyons as Belle, David Whelan as Beast, and David Glynn-Crowley as Gaston. Tickets from €25.30. gaietytheatre.ie
Dublin Gothic
The Abbey Theatre, November 21st-January 31st
Dublin Gothic offers an alternative theatre experience, traversing history via the inhabitants of a single city centre house
For an alternative to the traditional panto, try
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