From its landmark Off-Broadway production in 1987 to the remarkable success of the Oscar-winning film version with Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman (four Academy Awards, including Best Picture), DRIVING MISS DAISY has become one of the most beloved American stories of the late twentieth century. The show is coming soon to Dublin as a stage show at Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre and to celebrate we have tickets to giveaway, keep reading for your chance to win.
ABOUT DRIVING MISS DAISY
The Irish premiere of Driving Miss Daisy at the Gaiety Theatre is a timelessly searing, funny, and heart-warming play about friendship, told through two of popular culture’s most enduring characters. When Daisy Werthan (Gwen Taylor), a rich, sharp-tongued, Jewish widow from the Deep South, crashes her car, her son Boolie (Simon Delaney) hires Hoke Colburn (Ernest Perry Jr.), an African American man, to drive her around. What begins as a troubled and hostile pairing, blossoms over 25 years into a profound, life-altering friendship that transcends all the societal boundaries placed between them.
Their iconic tale of pride, changing times and the transformative power of friendship has warmed the hearts of millions worldwide.
DRIVING MISS DAISY opens on 10th May 2016 and runs until 28th May (Low priced previews from 4th May) at the Gaiety Theatre. Tickets from €21 are on sale now
The Guardian calls this play “a gold-wrapped gift for actors” and John P. Kelly directs a stellar cast in this new staging for the Gaiety Theatre.
“…Driving Miss Daisy is a total delight.” —NY Daily News.
“A perfect night at the theatre.” – Wall Street Journal
“…a perfectly poised and shaped miniature on the odd-couple theme.” —NY Post.
CAST
Gwen Taylor (Duty Free, Heartbeat and Coronation Street)
Ernest Perry Jr. (ER, Liar Liar and The Color of Money)
Simon Delaney (Bachelors Walk, Delivery Man, The Good Wife)
Directed by John P. Kelly
MORE INFO
Dates: 10th – 28th May
Low priced previews: 4th – 9th May
Opens: 10th May
Matinee Saturday 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th May
Tickets from €21 including booking fee and restoration levy on sale now
Senior citizens – 15% off on all ticket levels Monday – Thursday with ID
Groups – 10% off bookings of 10+ tickets
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BOOKING INFO
Gaiety Theatre Box Office South King Street, Dublin 2.
0818 719388 10 am – 7 pm / Mon – Sat (subject to performance schedule)
24hr Gaiety Theatre Booking Tel: 08 18 719 388
Group Bookings 01 6486029 group.sales@ticketmaster.ie 9 am – 5 pm / Mon – Fri
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Online booking www.ticketmaster.ie Service charges apply
ENTER THE COMPETITION
To be in with the chance of winning tickets to see DRIVING MISS DAISY at the Gaiety Theatre just answer the following easy question.
Q: How many Academy Awards did the movie version of DRIVING MISS DAISY win? (clue – the answer can be found above)