Community, culture and leisure minister David Cretney says he’s delighted after the Gaiety Theatre broke box-office records.
Its last show, Oliver, set a new benchmark for for ticket sales with more than 9,000 people watching it.
But it’s also been a year of success for the restored theatre, with news 23,000 people packed inside over the summer season – an all-time record for the venue.
Mr Cretney says it’s good news for the theatre – as well as government coffers:

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