All The World’s A Musical

As the legendary Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society comes to The Whale on September 22nd, director Garry Mountaine charts their remarkable history.

The Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society – or the R&R as it’s more affectionately known – has been producing musicals and operetta for over 100 years.

Since it’s first production opened at The Queen’s Theatre, on December 8th, 1913, the R&R has been a highly significant and major contributor to the musical theatre life of Dublin and it’s environs.

https://whaletheatre.ie/Our productions and plays, professionally presented in prestigious locations like The Gaiety Theatre and The National Concert Hall, continue to attract large audiences today.

Many of Ireland’s successful performers have passed through the rehearsal rooms of the R&R, learning their trade and gaining vital experience to send them on their way to a successful career.

Terry Wogan, actors David Kelly, TP McKenna and Jack McGowran, singers Virginia Kerr, Regina Nathan and Brian Gilligan, dozens of West End stars, many Irish Opera stars and countless TV and radio personalities, have all ‘trod the boards’ with the society.

All of the popular musicals have been successfully performed by the society, with some receiving their Irish Premier. My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, The Producers, The Merry Widow to name but a few.

The R&R is also well known for its dedication to the operetta of Gilbert and Sullivan including The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance and The Gondoliers.\

You can catch The Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society’s Showtime Magic at The Whale on Sunday, September 22nd – tickets here: https://whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873647236/events/128544623. Cover pic: Darren Johnson.