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RTE Toy Show the Musical cancellations after cast falls ill

A number of showings of RTE's Toy Show the Musical have been cancelled due to illness.

Today's afternoon and evening shows as well as three shows tomorrow will no longer be going ahead after the cast and crew fell sick. Ticket holders for the cancelled shows will be contacted by Ticketsolves regarding rescheduling or refund options.

A spokesperson for the musical said: "The team did everything possible to avoid this situation and are truly sorry for the inconvenience caused. We will announce any changes to planned shows from Tuesday as soon as we have more information on the impact of illness on the cast and crew. Again very sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused."

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Toy Show the Musical follows a little girl's adventure as everyone in her town prepares for the Toy Show on the biggest night of the year. Director Seimi Campbell said previously: "Toy Show the Musical celebrates one of our nation’s most loved traditions and in that, recognises the importance of play, the transformative power of the imagination, and the strength, bravery, and resilience of children.

"We have this wonderful opportunity to take many families into the theatre for the first time, and with that comes a responsibility to show them the unequivocal power of theatre - of sitting in a room together with strangers but leaving with some form of shared experience. That connectivity is exactly what Toy Show encapsulates."

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