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It's A Wonderful Life
Dublin City, Co. Dublin
17 November 2026 - 10 January 2027
Family friendly
This Christmas, the Gate Theatre invites audiences to step into the world of Bedford Falls with a stage production of the timeless classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. Written by Mary Elliott Nelson and directed by Claire O’Reilly.

The play follows the life of George Bailey, a man with big dreams of travelling the world and building skyscrapers, who instead finds himself rooted in his hometown by duty and heart. On a fateful, snowy Christmas Eve, facing financial ruin and despair, George contemplates the unthinkable. It is then that he meets Clarissa Oddbody, an “Angel Second Class” who has been waiting over two hundred years to earn her wings.

It’s a Wonderful Life is a story of hope, redemption, and the reminder that every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.

21 Nov - 10 Jan 2027

“Never thinks about himself, God. That’s why he’s in trouble. He needs a Guardian Angel.”

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Event details
Dates
17 November 2026 - 10 January 2027
Time
Start 18:30End 21:30
Price
Varies
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Gate Theatre, Cavendish Row, Parnell Square E, Rotunda, Dublin 1, Ireland
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Part of the cultural and social heart of Dublin City, the Gate Theatre has been both artistically and architecturally, a landmark building in Dublin for over 200 years. It was established as a theatre in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir.

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