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Best Director nominee Maria Rushe flying the flag for north west amateur drama in Killarney 4 months ago

Best Director nominee Maria Rushe flying the flag for north west amateur drama in Killarney

Letterkenny Musical Society Director Maria Rushe is headed to Killarney for the prestigious Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) awards, representing the northwest with pride.

The Newtowncunningham woman is nominated …
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Story of extraordinary Donegal nurse brought to life in theatre 4 years ago

Story of extraordinary Donegal nurse brought to life in theatre

Catherine Black MBE, born in Ramelton in 1878, was nurse to both kings and beggars. 

Nicknamed ‘Blackie’, she was the private nurse to King George V up to his death. …
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Review: The Addams Family – far from normal 5 years ago

Review: The Addams Family – far from normal

With all the darkness in the world today, the Addams Family seems like a very apt production to begin in Letterkenny.

The Addams Family is an extraordinary family that embraces …
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Evita – a vivacious triumph for the Letterkenny Musical Society 6 years ago

Evita – a vivacious triumph for the Letterkenny Musical Society

Local theatre fans are off on a trip to Argentina with Evita at An Grianan Theatre this week!

DW checks out the Evita preview show to see how the …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy – Being Mammy, Still Me 6 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy – Being Mammy, Still Me

By  •  Mammy

Where do you find the time?”

“How can you be bothered?”

“It can’t be worth that much work?”

Musicals.

I’ve been on stage my whole life, first as an Irish …
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‘Audiences are in for a treat’ – Evita star Caitríona Solan 6 years ago

‘Audiences are in for a treat’ – Evita star Caitríona Solan

Dungloe teacher Caitríona Ní Shochlachain will be swapping academics for stardom this week as she plays the leading lady in Evita, a production by the Letterkenny Musical Society at An …
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A great and grim adventure awaits this Donegal actress 6 years ago

A great and grim adventure awaits this Donegal actress

Donegal woman Louise Connaghan is about to embark on a national tour in a show that sees her play 40 characters and die 10 times – but who’s counting?

Louise …
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Want to go blonde and audition for LMDG’s next big musical? 6 years ago

Want to go blonde and audition for LMDG’s next big musical?

The Letterkenny Music and Drama Group are back in action again! After their very successful run of Beneath an Irish Sky on the festival circuit and Hairspray last December the …
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Blue Ribbon celebrate 20 years with a trip down the yellow brick road! 6 years ago

Blue Ribbon celebrate 20 years with a trip down the yellow brick road!

The Blue Ribbon Performing Arts school has enjoyed twenty fun-filled years at the forefront of the childrens’ activity scene.

From 1998 to 2018, children from Letterkenny and beyond have enjoyed …
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Donegal woman designs high-impact set for hard-hitting stage play 6 years ago

Donegal woman designs high-impact set for hard-hitting stage play

Audiences and critics across Northern Ireland have been heaping praise on the work of Sinead O’Donnell Casey from Donegal Town in a new theatre production.

Sinead is the creative mind …
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First Look: Carndonagh Musical Society revives the classic Oklahoma! 7 years ago

First Look: Carndonagh Musical Society revives the classic Oklahoma!

We have a sneak peak at the hit show before the curtains open tonight. From the colourful stage design, authentic costuming, and action-packed scenes, it’s clear that anyone with a …
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First Look: It’s almost showtime for 9 to 5! 7 years ago

First Look: It’s almost showtime for 9 to 5!

The cast of Letterkenny Musical Society were in full swing at their dress rehearsal ahead of the 9 to 5: The Musical opening night at An Grianan Theatre Letterkenny.

This show …
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Meet the leading ladies of 9 to 5: The Musical 7 years ago

Meet the leading ladies of 9 to 5: The Musical

We have the lowdown on the ladies in and behind the ultimate girlpower musical Nine to Five which hits Letterkenny this week.

Letterkenny Musical Society will present the outrageous “Nine …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy – 24 hour Mammy, working 9 to 5! 7 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy – 24 hour Mammy, working 9 to 5!

By  •  Mammy

“Where do you find the time?”

“How can you be bothered?”

“It can’t be worth that much work?”

Musicals.

I’ve been on stage my whole life, first as an Irish …
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Two Donegal schoolgirls included in casting announcement for Trinity’s ‘Evita’ 7 years ago

Two Donegal schoolgirls included in casting announcement for Trinity’s ‘Evita’

Leah Herron (11) from Donegal Town and Eimear McTeague (10) from Letterkenny have recently landed solo roles in Trinity Musical Theatre’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Evita’. The girls are set to …
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Dolly Parton’s hit 9 to 5 musical comes to Donegal 7 years ago

Dolly Parton’s hit 9 to 5 musical comes to Donegal

There’s no business like showbusiness and the LMS are in the business of only producing superb shows.

We have been thoroughly enjoying our initial preparations for Singin’ in the …
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How one Donegal man found his perfect fit in costuming 7 years ago

How one Donegal man found his perfect fit in costuming

Sometimes we don’t notice what actors are wearing in TV, film and theatre, while other times it’s their clothing that transports the audience to a place and time outside our …
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Auditions open for a feline fun Christmas panto 7 years ago

Auditions open for a feline fun Christmas panto

The Butt Drama Circle will host auditions for the original tale of Puss in Boots by Thomas O’Leary in the Balor Theatre this Friday, September 8, at 7 pm for children. The …
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Make a splash in the LMS chorus of Singin’ in the Rain 7 years ago

Make a splash in the LMS chorus of Singin’ in the Rain

Letterkenny Musical Society’s 2018 production at An Grianan Theatre will be “Singin’ in the Rain” – the musical inspired by the 1952 film starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds.

Most …
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Want that ‘glorious feeling’ of being a stage star? 7 years ago

Want that ‘glorious feeling’ of being a stage star?

The audition process for this exciting production begins on Saturday 15th July.

These auditions will be for the 3 principal roles of Don Lockwood, Kathy Selden & Cosmo Brown.

There …
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Stage Beyond to mark fifteenth anniversary with spectacular show 7 years ago

Stage Beyond to mark fifteenth anniversary with spectacular show

Members of Stage Beyond stretching from Letterkenny to Gweedore have starring roles in their latest production billed ‘A Grand Spectacle’, which will take place in the City Hotel tomorrow at …
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Young stars sought for the northwest premiere of The Phantom of the Opera 7 years ago

Young stars sought for the northwest premiere of The Phantom of the Opera

DYMT are delighted to announce that their first production will be ‘Phantom of the Opera’. 

The North West premiere of this longest running Broadway musical will be staged in …
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Judges thrilled by two Donegal schools in student theatre awards 8 years ago

Judges thrilled by two Donegal schools in student theatre awards

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Two Donegal schools have caught the attention of the judging panel and will now attend an exciting Awards ceremony in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in May.

Fifth class student …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy is Off to See the Wizard 8 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy is Off to See the Wizard

By  •  Mammy

In 2004, I took my little brother and sister to audition for the Letterkenny Musical Society’s ‘Sound of Music’. Both got parts as 2 of the 7 kids, and somehow, …
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Are you off to see The Wizard? Here’s a sneak peek of the show 8 years ago

Are you off to see The Wizard? Here’s a sneak peek of the show

The Wizard of Oz is the latest production from the Letterkenny Musical Society which is coming to the stage this month.

From 28 February – 4 March audiences will be …
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Actress Aoibhín looks for high drama from Donegal students 8 years ago

Actress Aoibhín looks for high drama from Donegal students

By  •  News

The former Fair City star joins this year’s expert judging panel alongside actress and author Amy Huberman and is encouraging students and supportive teachers in Donegal to get their entries …
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Amy Huberman wants to see Donegal’s best school plays 8 years ago

Amy Huberman wants to see Donegal’s best school plays

By  •  News

Actress and author Amy Huberman is calling on students in Donegal with an interest in the dramatic arts to show off their work by entering the Bord Gáis Energy Student …
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