Updated / Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021
13:00
Mark O Looney, producer of the new Irish musical
Daddy Long Legs, writes for When you get accustomed to people or places or ways of living, and then have them snatched away, it does leave an empty, gnawing sort of sensation. - Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs
I think we can all relate to that empty sensation over the past few months. For me, it comes at around 7.30 pm every night when I would usually be sitting in a theatre, ideally watching a musical. I’ve been involved in theatre for as long as I can remember, and try to see as many shows as humanly possible each year.
Daddy Long Legs on stream.theatre.
The award-winning show with music and lyrics by Paul Gordon and a book by John Caird, is based on the classic novel by Jean Webster that inspired the 1955 film starring Fred Astaire. It follows an orphan, Jerusha, as she is aided by a mysterious benefactor.
Directed by Killian Collins and Mark O Looney, with musical direction by David Wray, the piece stars Eoin Cannon (
Angela s Ashes The Musical) and Róisín Sullivan (
A Man of No Importance).
You can watch a performance video from the show here:
The piece will be available on stream.theatre from 8 to 14 March.