{"id":191482,"date":"2025-12-14T15:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/191482\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T15:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:07:10","slug":"behind-the-scenes-with-moulin-rouge-at-bord-gais-energy-theatre-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/191482\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes with Moulin Rouge at Bord G\u00e1is Energy Theatre \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m back stage at the Bord G\u00e1is Energy Theatre<\/a> in Dublin, which is hosting Moulin Rouge! The Musical!<\/p>\n

This romantic stage version of Baz Luhrmann<\/a>\u2019s lush 2001 film, which starred Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, is midway through a two-month run. <\/p>\n

I arrive ahead of the matinee and am here to photograph the cast as they prepare for their afternoon show. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a quick tour of the facilities and backstage area as cast members gather onstage to warm up and run through their well-practised routines. <\/p>\n

\"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: The cast prepare for their Matinee show in the Bord Gais Energy theatre. Photograph Nick Bradshaw \/ The Irish Times \"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: The cast prepare for their Matinee show in the Bord Gais Energy theatre. Photograph Nick Bradshaw \/ The Irish Times \"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: The cast prepare for their Matinee show in the Bord Gais Energy theatre. Photograph Nick Bradshaw \/ The Irish Times <\/p>\n

The cast are in their casual gear and go through the energetic motions: stretching, sliding, running and jumping.<\/p>\n

Props and stage equipment are introduced by the backstage crew as the cast run through their routines. Then the stage clears and the cast head off to prepare for the show, with make-up, elaborate costumes and wigs. <\/p>\n

\"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: The cast prepare for their matinee show in the Bord G\u00e1is Energy Theatre, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw \"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: The cast rehearse before the matinee performance. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw \"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: Cast member Tessa Fox puts on her wig. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw \"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: Prepping hair ready for a wig fitting. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw \"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: Sayaka Kato and wig technician Aurelie Del Oimo prepare for the show. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw \"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: Part of a costume hangs backstage. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw \"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: The cast wait in the wings. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw \"MoulinMoulin Rouge! The Musical: A costumed cast member’s face and waistcoat reflect the stage lights. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw <\/p>\n

Suddenly, it\u2019s two minutes to curtain. Silently and calmly the cast members begin to appear in the wings of the theatre, seconds before they are needed on stage.<\/p>\n

We are back in late 19th-century Paris, the city of light, but scored with contemporary pop and rock classics. An American innocent abroad, who has travelled to Paris to be an artist, instead finds himself embroiled in a lethal love affair with the vaudeville dance hall\u2019s biggest star. And there\u2019s a dastardly villain too.<\/p>\n

Moulin Rouge! The Musical continues in the Bord G\u00e1is Energy Theatre until January 11th, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019m back stage at the Bord G\u00e1is Energy Theatre in Dublin, which is hosting Moulin Rouge! The Musical!…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191483,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5668,102813,93,61,60,976],"class_list":["post-191482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-baz-luhrmann","tag-bord-gais-energy-theatre","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-weekendreview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}