It’s all change at the Olympia.
Some new performers have been secured for the Olympia panto in the wake of Al Porter’s exit from the show.
X Factor finalists (and former Grafton Street buskers) Sean and Conor Price are the latest stars to be added to the bill.
X Factor sensations @sean_conorprice are the special musical guests for this years @olympiatheatre Panto Polly and the Beanstalk with Rory Cowan, Dustin the Turkey and Ryan Andrews. Running from 15 December to 14 January, #tickets are on sale now https://t.co/5rSTpzyqHn pic.twitter.com/CbuXtAWCTD
— Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) November 28, 2017
The brothers from Blessington in Wicklow left the show earlier this month in a double elimination but have landed on their feet after being offered a role in Polly and the Beanstalk.
“The lads have become a huge sensation on The X Factor,” a source at the panto told the Sun.
“They come to the Olympia after performing on the biggest show on TV as one of Simon Cowell’s groups.
“The boys are the biggest Irish singing stars of 2017.”
The news comes after the announcement that Mrs Brown’s Boys star Rory Cowan will take over the lead role in the show from Al Porter.
“I am a huge panto fan and treading the hallowed boards of The Olympia is a privilege for me,” Rory said.
Al Porter dropped out of the panto, which he co-wrote with comedian Karl Spain, after accusations of sexual misconduct emerged earlier this month.
This would have been his thirteenth year starring in the Olympia panto.
The show’s producers described the past weeks as “an extremely difficult time”.
