Gate Theatre applauds €300k gift

SCROOGE must have turned in his grave when cast members of A Christmas Carol gathered at the Gate to applaud the generosity of its latest benefactor.

Loretta Brennan Glucksman, director of philanthropic organisation, the Ireland Funds, was on hand to donate a €300,000 cheque to theatre director Michael Colgan, towards the Dublin venue’s redevelopment.

Because the 18th century building, at the foot of O’Connell St, is not a custom-built theatre, a €3.22 million building development programme has been instigated.