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Musicals Set in Ireland – The Full List of Shows

Last Updated: May 6, 2025

From the rolling green hills to the streets of Dublin, Ireland has been the backdrop for many stage musicals. Whether a show is fully set in Ireland, partially takes place there, or just mentions the country, you’ll find it below. Here’s a full list of musicals set in Ireland.


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Musicals Fully Set in Ireland

Musicals Partially Set in Ireland

Musicals Set in a Fictional Ireland

Musicals That Mention Ireland

Irish Musicals



A Man of No Importance

Music: Stephen Flaherty  Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens  Book: Terrence McNally

Musical Type: Contemporary (2002)

Setting: Ireland (Dublin)


Juno

Music/Lyrics: Marc Blitzstein  Book: Joseph Stein

Musical Type: Golden Age (1959)

Setting: Ireland (Dublin)


Sing Street

Music/Lyrics: Gary Clark, John Carney  Book: Enda Walsh

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)

Setting: Ireland (Dublin)


The Beautiful Game

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber  Lyrics/Book: Ben Elton

Musical Type: Contemporary (2000)

Setting: Ireland (Belfast)


Through the Years

Music: Vincent Youmans  Lyrics: Edward Heyman  Book: Brian Hooker

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1932)

Setting: Ireland



Once

Music/Lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová  Book: Enda Walsh

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)

Setting: Ireland (Dublin), USA (NYC)


The Pirate Queen

Music/Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg  Lyrics: John Dempsey  Lyrics/Book: Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby, Jr.

Musical Type: Contemporary (2006)

Setting: England, Ireland, At Sea


Three Wishes for Jamie

Music/Lyrics: Ralph Blane  Book: Charles O’Neal, Abe Burrows

Musical Type: Golden Age (1952)

Setting: Ireland, USA (Georgia)



The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Music/Lyrics/Book: Michael Webborn, Daniel Finn

Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)

Setting: Ireland (Fictional)



Christine

Music: Sammy Fain  Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster  Book: Pearl S. Buck, Charles K. Peck, Jr.

Musical Type: Post-Golden Age (1960)

Song That Mentions Ireland: “Ireland Was Never Like This”


Finian’s Rainbow

Music: Burton Lane  Lyrics/Book: Yip Harburg  Book: Fred Saidy

Musical Type: Golden Age (1947)

Song That Mentions Ireland: “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?”


Legally Blonde

Music/Lyrics: Nell Benjamin, Laurence O’Keefe  Book: Heather Hach

Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)

Song That Mentions Ireland: “Ireland”


Titanic

Music/Lyrics: Maury Yeston  Book: Peter Stone

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1997)

Song That Mentions Ireland: “Lady’s Maid”


Tomfoolery

Music/Lyrics: Tom Lehrer  Adaptation: Cameron Mackintosh, Robin Ray

Musical Type: Pre-Contemporary (1980)

Song That Mentions Ireland: “Irish Ballad”


Meet Me in St. Louis

Music/Lyrics: Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane  Book: Hugh Wheeler

Musical Type: 1944 Film/Pre-Contemporary Musical (1989)

Song That Mentions Ireland: “A Touch of the Irish”


The following musicals were created by Irish composers and writers.


Once

Music/Lyrics: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová  Book: Enda Walsh

Musical Type: Contemporary (2011)


Sing Street

Music/Lyrics: Gary Clark, John Carney  Book: Enda Walsh

Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)


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Author: Stacy Karyn

Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album ListShe holds a BA in theatre and a TESOL drama certificate, with experience working and interning in Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.

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