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Jonathan Swift Festival: And Then There Was Gulliver

Dublin City, Co. Dublin
26 November 2026
And Then There Was Gulliver is a new stage musical that covers real events in the life of Jonathan Swift, as he wrote his masterpiece, Gulliver’s Travels.

In this funny and entertaining show, we see Swift during his time as a press advisor to Robert Harley’s London government (1711-1714); his ‘banishment’ to Dublin as Dean in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin (1713); his A Modest Proposal satire that called for the eating of Irish children; his political agitation in Dublin; and the secret publication of Gulliver’s Travels (1726) which was an instant success, but was so controversial that it was never published under Swift’s name while he was alive.

Written by Gerry Mullins for the Jonathan Swift Festival & 300 years of Gulliver’s Travels.

Readers are advised to check with the organiser before relying on the details published here.

Event details
Dates
26 November 2026
Time
Start 20:00End 22:00
Price
25
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St Patrick's Cathedral, St Patrick's Close, Dublin, D08 H6X3, Ireland
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