ONCE

Guy meets Girl in this smash-hit Broadway musical. 

Once is a tender love story of a struggling Irish musician on the verge of giving up and a piano-playing Czech immigrant who reminds him how to dream. 

Featuring an outstanding ensemble of performers playing instrumentals live on stage. Once is a modern-day musical that reminds us of the power of music to connect us all.

With songs from the critically-acclaimed film, including the Oscar-winning song Falling Slowly, this spell-binding score will have you holding your breath from beginning to end.

Reviews

“Magnificently directed by Richard Carroll, it is a poignant, exuberant and heart-warming show performed with amazing energy… A compelling, heart-warming, and moving show, vibrantly performed by a multi-talented cast.” - Arts Hub

“Led by Carroll, who brings just the right light touch to his direction, everything in the production (choreography, music, lighting, design) combines organically to create something heartfelt, bittersweet, and very special… Caccamo is stunning as The Girl. She gets the deadpan comedy exactly right, her quirky terseness tangibly underpinned by largely unspoken emotion… Francis is also touchingly convincing as the shaggy, vulnerable, bruised, awkward Guy… But all of the performers work together closely as a tight, in-tune ensemble, and when the music flares and they burst into song, it’s joyous.” - Limelight magazine

“Under the direction of Richard Carroll, this is an affecting, entertaining, distinctive and unforgettable experience… A night of musical entertainment unlikely to resemble anything else you’ll attend this year. Highly recommended.” - Theatre People

“Caccamo is an extraordinary vocalist, full of gorgeous yearning, and she’s well-matched by Francis, who could sing Apple’s endless Terms and Conditions and make it sound profound… It’s a show for anyone bruised by love, or just by the harsh business of living. And it’s a show that believes in our essential worth, in our essential capacity to grow and to be happy once more. This production reaches out and touches a reassuring hand to your shoulder and says yes, me too, but we can get through it together.” - Time Out

“One of the highlights of theatre this year. Heart-warming, uplifting, invigorating and beautiful.” - On The Town

Presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Co

Book by Enda Walsh
Music & Lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by John Carney