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The AIMS Award Nominations were announced on Sunday 20th of May in St Michaels Theatre, New Ross, Co Wexford. We are extremely grateful to receive 2 nominations for our 2018 Productions of MY FAIR LADY & LES MISERABLES SE. Our first nomination was for BEST CHORUS in MY FAIR LADY, perfromed in January 2018.  Adjudicator, […]

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AIMS AWARDS AND ADJUDICATION SCHEME PUBLIC REVIEW For: Ballywillan Drama Group              Production: Les Misérables Adjudicator: Ciarán Mooney                        Date of attendance: 28th April 2018 That famous portrait of the girl from Les Misérables beamed onto the screen, as the audience took their seats, but this time she was cleverly sporting a school uniform. A subtle […]

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Adjudicator: Ciarán Mooney Date of attendance:  27th January 2018 I am not aware of another society associated with AIMS who does as long a run as Ballywillan Drama Group undertook with their ‘loverly’ production of My Fair Lady. Nor am I aware of a lengthier show. Sometimes the company performed this mammoth piece twice a […]

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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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Ballywillan Drama Group Director – Brian Logan, assisted by Alan McClarty Choreographer – Sharon Logan, assisted by Victoria Lagan Musical Director – Eric Boyd,  assisted by Andrew Robinson Riverside Theatre, Coleraine    24.01.15 Billed as ‘The Ultimate Feel-good Show’, Hairspray is undoubtedly one of the best of the modern musicals for amateur production, with lots of […]

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