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 […]
Well Done to everyone who participated in our Backstage and Prop Making workshop on Wednesday! What an amazing amount of creativity and enthusiasm! Thanks also to Karen, who organised and ran the day! The purpose of the workshop was: -to give an insight into some of the projects that are created for many […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Take a listen to Our Wonderful Cast, talk about being part of and the on the
Take a listen to Brian Logan, our Artistic Director, talk about and being part of the on the
BALLYWILLAN DRAMA GROUP are proud to support Alan McClarty, Darren Gardiner and Richard Mairs as they present A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER by Marie Jones in the Riverside Theatre, Coleraine from Thu 4th until Sat 6th Sept 2014 ALL SEATS £10 ALL PROCEEDS IN AID OF BOOK YOUR SEATS NOW from the Riverside Theatre Box Office […]
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 […]
This Weekend, Musical Societies from across the Island of Ireland, join together for the annual HB AIMS Awards Seminar Our 2013 Production of received 5 nominations for Awards, – Best Overall Show (Runner Up) – Spirit of AIMS Award, The Children’s Chorus for their tremendous contribution to the production. (Runner Up) – Best Musical Director Eric Boyd (Runner Up) – Best Stage […]