Titanic The Musical has been announced for Dublin's Bord Gais Energy Theatre and will run at the venue next summer from July 31 to August 5.

The show, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, is based on real people who were on the doomed ship which, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and slowly sank in 1912.

The sinking of the then-thought 'unsinkable' ship is regarded as one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th Century in which 1517 men, women and children lost their lives.

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Titanic The Musical is a stunning and stirring production focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers, all of whom were unaware of the fatal journey they ha embarked on when boarding the ship.

The musical sees the Third Class immigrants dream of a better life in America, the Second Class imagining they too can join the lifestyles of the rich and famous, and the millionaire Barons of the First Class anticipating legacies lasting forever.

The original Broadway production of Titanic The Musical won five Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book.

The production coming to Dublin next year celebrates the 10th anniversary of its London premiere, where it won sweeping critical acclaim across the board.

"It's a grand story about people's bravery, cowardice and a coming together of humanity," Maury Yeston said of the story of the sinking of the Titanic.

"It's also a story about how we deal with an emergency, how we deal with potential tragedy and how in the final analysis the human spirit is indomitable under the worst circumstances."

Tickets for Titanic The Musical are on sale now via Ticketmaster.ie.

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