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Alan McClarty has been named ‘Best Comedienne’ for his role as Edna Turnblad in Ballywillan Drama Group’s HAIRSPRAY, at the Association of Irish Musical Societies Awards Ceremony in Killarney last Saturday evening. These annual awards see 93 amateur musical theatre groups from all over the island of Ireland compete for prestigious awards in a wide […]

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UPDATE: ALAN McCLARTY WINNER BEST COMEDIENNE AWARD AIMS AWARDS 2015 Ballywillan Drama Group, Portrush are delighted to announce that they have been nominated at the upcoming AIMS Awards at the INEC, Killarney, next month. Their hugely successful production of ‘Hairspray’ ran for 16 performances in the Riverside Theatre during January to 97% capacity audiences. For […]

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HALF A CENTURY ON THE STAGE After 50 Years Onstage Rodney ‘Plonker’ Magee takes his Final Bow! Read the Full Article Here SEPTEMBER 1963 – The Beatles charted with ‘She Loves You’, the Profumo scandal was making headlines and the Great Train Robbery was still sending shockwaves around the UK. And, at the same time in […]

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