“I think because my era and my sensibility skew towards The Muppet Christmas Carol, it wasn’t daunting for me at all,” she says, laughing. I think that’s why you can multi-role across lots of different ages and genders, and that’s really playful and dynamic. The Muppets don’t daunt me.”A Christmas Carol is new territory for Kirwan, too. “I think it’s a different proposition to something like panto, or something like in the Bord Gáis. “Everybody’s working hard to make this moment special together.”A Christmas Carol is at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, until Sunday, January 18th

Source: The Irish Times November 22, 2025 17:18 UTC