Once comes home to Dublin

The film turned musical is back in Dublin where it all began, writes Padraic Killeen

Director John Tiffany has seen his acclaimed stage adaptation of Once performed in many cities around the world, yet he insists the new production — which this week begins a seven-week run in Dublin’s Olympia — is special.

“I’ve told the cast that it’s like eating the best Mexican food all around the world and then you go to Mexico City,” he says.