Gaiety Theatre
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The Gaiety Theatre is a drama theatre on South King Street in Dublin, Ireland, near Grafton Street and St. Stephen's Green.
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.
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.
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.
It is well known for its annual pantomime every Christmas.
A nightclub is run every Friday and saturday night in the Gaiety, with live bands on different floors, which is the latest-opening non-private members nightclub in the city.
It currently plays host to Dublin's Riverdance troupe.
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