It is with sad hearts that we must announce the postponement of our musical, KINKY BOOTS, which was scheduled for January 2022 in the Riverside Theatre, Coleraine. The theatre management has informed us that they are awaiting improvement works to take place and until further notice are unable to host large-scale productions and those which […]
Ballywillan Drama Group are delighted to hear that our Artistic Director, Brian Logan, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List with a British Empire Medal (BEM) for Services to Drama and the Performing Arts in Northern Ireland. With both his parents heavily involved in amateur dramatics, Brian’s interest and enthusiasm was fired from […]
It is with deep regret that we have had to cancel our production of Hi-de-Hi, scheduled for the end of April 2020. Last week we took the decision to suspend rehearsals following the UK government’s advice to increase social distancing.As the situation with COVID-19 has developed, it has become clear that we will not be […]
Ballywillan are bringing their award winning production to the Riverside Theatre in 2020 for just 16 sensational performances! Last January Chitty Chitty Bang Bang played to eighteen sold-out performances and now Ballywillan Drama Group bring one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s finest family musicals exclusively to Northern Ireland –the sensational Whistle Down the Wind. Universally acclaimed […]
Two months after the most fantasmagorical expierence, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we are back at the Riverside with a brand new production of the charming, kooky and hilarious musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors. A must see for the entire family this deviously delicious musical has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over thirty […]
Ballywillan will be one of the first companies in the UK and Ireland to bring everyone’s favourite family musical to the stage. In a major coup for Ballywillan and the Riverside, the theatre will play host to eighteen Fantasmagorical performances of this truly special magical experience. Featuring a cast of leading musical theatre stars to […]
Well what a weekend it has been for the group with 2 Nominations for AIMS (Best Chorus for My Fair Lady & Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Jasmine Gardiner as Eponine in Les Miserables SE). This is a fantastic achievement for the group and Jasmine and hopefully we will be bringing home some […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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