Love/Hate star lands musical role

The star will play Jovie in Elf the Musical.

From Mobs to Musicals, Love/Hate star Aoibhinn McGinnity lands major role in Elf the Musical.

Aoibhinn - who plays Trish in the crime drama - will play the role of Jovie in the production when it hits our shores in December.

The role of the Elf himself will be played by Ben Forster, who you might know from his fame in 2012 after winning the ITV1 show, ‘Superstar’ - Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV talent search for Jesus.

Delighted to announced that West End star @thebenforster & Irish actress @McAoibhinn will star in Xmas show Elf the Musical! #elfdublin

— Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (@BGETheatre) September 24, 2014

I'm gonna be playing Buddy the ELF in this amazing movie to musical adaptation. So excited.Love this show! #ElfDublin pic.twitter.com/UxEGrjzzTH

— Ben Forster (@thebenforster) September 24, 2014

Monaghan born actress graduated with a degree in Theatre Dance from the London Studio Centre and is excited to spend Christmas on stage.

For those of you who haven't seen the hit movie, ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole.

Here’s a peek of what we have to look forward too:

The show is due to run in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from December 16th 2014 to January 10 2015.