Time for some Panto. Back in 1988 Denny Corcoran wrote and directed the annual Panto – this time Robin Hood. Here is the show programme. 1988 – Robin Hood – Show Programme
Back to 1987 today and a show programme from the National Tops competition where Waterford Crystal marched to the National Final. Produced by Michael Grant it featured an epic Les Miserables scene. Have a look.
Probably not the most politically correct of sketches nowadays, but it was 2003 – and times were (a little bit) simpler then! Not quite Bilberry Goats – but a lot of the troupe appeared in […]
It’s time for another Tops video and we are back to 1986 and Nokia, produced by Denny Corcoran. This time Denny chose a ‘Swing’ opening with a song from A Chorusline added in for good […]
Who says there isn’t a theatre archive entry about everything. For the unprecedented snow in March 2018 here we have – ‘The Blizzard’ from ‘Honk’. This brilliant show about the Ugly Duckling was performed in […]
Godspell was the production of choice for Spotlight Productions (before they re-named to Premier Productions the following year). It was a riot of colour and energy, directed by Gary Power and Choreography by Michelle Condon. […]
1995 saw the wonderful Anna Manahan appear in Red Kettles production of Bernard Farrell’s ‘Happy Birthday Dear Alice’. Here is the show programme for a look.
Another legend has left the Waterford Theatre circle. A compere, comedian, producer, performer, broadcaster, soundtrack to so many peoples St. Patricks Day Parade… the list goes on and on. A man who made so many […]
Today’s look back is to 1995 and some original press clippings from the pre-publicity for the Edmund Rice Choral And Musical Societies production of  ‘Brigadoon’. Clipping 1 Clipping 2 Clipping 3 Clipping 4
Today it’s back to 1996 and Waterford Youth Drama’s production of ‘Dial M For Moonstream’, directed by Pat Kiernan. Added to the WYA Archive here. 1996 – Dial M For Moonstream – Show Programme
1975 was the famous year of the ‘Joseph’ Tops presented by Dermot Grahams Waterford Glass team. Here is the programme from that famous production – in this round taking on the Foundry team who were […]
Today’s update – a vintage programme from De La Salle College way way back to 1981, 37 years ago. ‘Oliver!’ – one of the most popular of all the shows a school chooses to perform
Back to 2006 and one of a couple of productions of ‘Some Like It Hot’ that took place in the early noughties in Waterford. This one featuring another legendary character of Waterford Theatre – Paul […]
A very recent, but very pertinent piece of audio to include in the archive. It isn’t everyday that somebody takes over the running of one of Waterford’s Theatres. Thanks to Mary O’Neill for permission to […]
2002 was a quiet year for local participation, but Bowler Hat and local choir Lumen provided the final night concert.
It’s wonderful to see extracts like this with the legendary Des Manahan in full flight. A short video – the opening dance and number from the 1992 production of Annie Get Your Gun. It never […]
No – I’m not going to reproduce a Tramore phone directory don’t worry… but … there were some great pages at the start of the directory dedicated to Tops in Tramore and a bit of […]
In 2006 Flaggy Lane presented the difficult ‘Whistle Down The Wind’ show to tremendous acclaim. This show came in the middle of their 2 famous WIFLO wins in 2005 with Singing In The Rain and 2006 […]
Time for our monthly visit to the Bilberry Goats – and this time they are in an Old Folks Home… the usual hilarity ensues…
It’s quite a play title! In 1997 Blind Mirror presented ‘Accidental Death Of An Anarchist’ in Garter Lane. The programme contains a great little programme notes input from Ben Hennessy. Worth a read and a […]
Back to 1985 and Gee Officer Krupke featuring Davy Sutton and a host of legends was one of the key scenes. It’s a bit dark – but it’s great – enjoy!
In 2001 the ERCMS presented their 24th production – Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘Yeoman Of the Guard’ in the Theatre Royal. Here is the show programme
Thanks to Ben Hennessy for permission to share this with everyone. In 2000 Little Red Kettle travelled to Japan to take part in the Toyama Theatre Festival. It was a huge deal at the time […]
Delighted to get a treasure trove of new material in over the weekend from the private collection of Margaret Upton. This – is what I would call ‘A History of Stage Fright’. It’s a collection […]
A visit to one of our local stage schools today and its the show programme from ‘Beauty And The Beast’ from the David Hennessy Stage School. Have a browse! Added to the David Hennessy Stage […]
This is the first time the epic song ‘You Are The Light’ from the ill fated musical ‘Metropolis’ was heard in Waterford. A huge choral gospel piece, it provided the finale for the 1990 Waterford […]
A simply wonderful performance from Noel Hayes as he performs ‘Ol Man River with the full male chorus backing. In 1988 times were more simple – we would never get away with that makeup in […]
Today’s update is a pretty special one. Not much remains of the show video and image wise, but this recording of a live broadcast of Oliver! that WLR put out the night it was on […]
One of the great scenes from the Tramore Tops show that made the final in 1993 – a medley of songs from West End and Broadway musicals. Soloists are Liam Butler, Karen Steenson, Liam Molumby […]
Today’s show programme jumps back to 1995 and Donal O’Kelly’s one man play – Catalpha – The Movie that was produced by Red Kettle.
Today we’re visiting De La Salle MS and their production of ‘Guys and Dolls’ from 2000. As always a lot of familiar faces in there.
Back in 1986 De La Salle Musical Society performed the classic ‘Carousel’ by Rogers and Hammerstein. Here is some press photographs and a bit from Mick Brown’s column coming up to Carousel – (Friday November […]
Way back 52 years to the early days of Tops today and the show programme from the 1966 local rounds of the Builders vs Snowcream.
There is a couple of features on video in the site already, but there is no clip from the actual show Grease – so here you all are! ‘We Go Together’ – the final of […]
In 1997 the ERCMS were presenting ‘Iolanthe’ in the Theatre Royal. this was the Edmund Rice’s 21st production. The show programme is added below.
Who else but the Bilberry Goats could give us a hilarious look at what goes on in a dressing room after a GAA match… enjoy – as always it’s hilarious.
1975 and the ACEC were presenting ‘The Colour Cast Show’ against CIE’s ‘Railroad to Rhythm’. Here is the show programme from that years second round meeting.
In 1980 De La Salle College brought us Jesus Christ Superstar. It was only their second show under the stewardship of Br. Ben Hanlon and Fr. Sean Melody (RIP). The show programme is attached as […]
It doesn’t seem like 25 years since Spotlight Productions put ‘The Little Shop Of Horrors’ on the stage. Featuring an absolute embarrassment of riches in the cast, many of whom went on to be directors, […]
I love these old bits of memorabilia – once again a hand written adjudicators report, this time for the 1980 Waterford Glass Show. Worth having and preserving! Have a look. 1980 – Waterford Glass Tops […]
This is jumping back to 1967 and the older Waterford Pantomime Society and a production of ‘Cinderella’. Here is the Show Programme from that production featuring many familiar legendary names. 1967 – Cinderella Show Programme
Back to Tops today and a video from 1990 featuring the opening of the Nokia show and an extract from ‘Anything Goes’, produced by Michael Grant.
Here is an unusual piece of memorabilia, but no less significant… 1997 and Premier Productions was nominated for the Special Award for the relationship between Daddy Warbucks (Denny Corcoran) and Annie (Sarah Rochford), while Paul […]
Back to 2000 today and Red Kettle presented ‘All in The Head’ in the Forum theatre – written by Liam Meagher and directed by Ben Hennessy. I wonder did it have similar themes to Disney’s […]
Today it’s just a short rewind to last September and ‘The Kings Of The Kilburn High Road’ which was staged in Garter Lane by the David Hennessy Musical and Dramatic Society. Here is a photo […]
In 2007 Imagine Theatre Group performed their only show in January – the Sondheim classic ‘Into The Woods’. It had a stellar cast and managed to win best overall show at the AIMS awards that […]
So – there could only be one update for Christmas – the Bilberry Goats Nativity – which I’ve seen a dozen times and still has me weak with the laughing every time. Enjoy, and I […]
Thanks again to Waterford Youth Arts and particularly Ollie Breslin who has given me another link to an interview that they conducted with Liam Murphy – our esteemed arts critic for the Munster Express. This […]
Rehearsal videos are great to have – and this one is no different. Back to 1993 where some very young heads were preparing for Jesus Christ Superstar in the Theatre Royal directed by Bryan Flynn… […]
It’s great to fill up the history of WIFLO with the season brochures… still a long way to go before I’m even close to it but it’s terrific to get older season brochures into the […]
Here is the centrepiece scene from the 1994 Waterford Crystal Tops show – Aladdin – which at the time was just a brand new Disney Film. Enjoy!
These are great to see – although over 40 years old you can still make out some familiar faces in these colour photos from the hey day of Tops in Waterford. See if you can […]
Another stroll down Tops memory lane today. 1987 was the year of Les Mis in Tops shows and Michael Grant’s Crystal show marched to the national final. In this clip you’ll see too many familiar […]
Waterford Crystal got to the national final in two successive years in the 1980’s – ’86 and ’87, both produced by Michael Grant. Unfortunately neither resulted in a win for Waterford, but it was very […]
People requested some more Bilberry Goats – so I’m happy to oblige, they haven’t been on for a while… Here is a bit of magic for you with Mossy the Magician with all the Goats […]
Some photos, reviews and the show programme from the 1962 production of ‘Sinbad The Sailor’ which featured such legendary performers as Dermot Graham and Richie Collins amongst others. Judging by the newspaper article attached a […]
Today’s video is a right trip back memory lane in Tops land. This scene was pure nostalgia when it went on in 1983, so 34 years later it’s even more nostalgic! Denny and Boola take […]
So I searched long and hard for a halloween themed update today, and I forgot – of course , the most unlikely source of all – the Panto! Yes in 2002 for some explicable reason […]
Video day, and it’s a departure from the normal Tops videos (plenty of those to come in the future!). 20 years ago this week Premier Productions had ‘Joseph’ on stage – to this day still […]
This weeks jump into the recent past is Dat’s De Y’s April production of ‘Assassins’ – Sondheim’s masterpiece which ran in Garter Lane for a week long run. Photos are courtesy of the brilliant Colin […]
I like adding in bits of memorabilia now and again. This time it’s back to 1975 and the adjudicators report from Jack Cruise on The Foundry show. He also gives the breakdown of points for […]
Had to share this other quick montage of Grease clips from the 1991 Stage Fright production. As well as all the youthful faces and of course Bryan Flynn you’ll also see Noelie O’Neill – another […]
In 2004 the ‘Really Youthful Theatre Group’ produced their final production before transitioning into ‘Flaggy Lane Juniors’ – the ever popular ‘Annie’ in the Theatre Royal. Added to the Really Youth ful archive here.
I’m delighted to share this today and a special thanks to Ollie Breslin from Waterford Youth Arts for access to this video. It’s a video interview that WYA did with Des for a social history […]
Delighted to get a copy of this 1993 feature programme that RTE ran coming up to the national final. Its an hour long feature with familiar faces including a song from Liam Butler and an […]
This is a clip from the 1989 Tramore Tops production – the ‘Lullaby of Broadway’ scene featuring some Tramore legends.
Something recent for today – Pat Daly’s ‘Urbs Intacta Manet’ – renamed to ‘Rigor Mortis’ that made a very successful return to the Theatre Royal last month. Although no programme as such existed, thanks to […]
Back to 1964 and a real rarity – the season brochure from the Festival of Light Opera. There’s 156 pages of pictures, shows and even adverts from old shops to look at (sometimes the adverts […]
I didn’t have to think twice about sharing when this footage came into my hands. It is of course from the 1992 production of Annie Get Your Gun by the Edmund Rice society. There are […]
Back to the original Tramore Musical Society and a production of ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ from 1998. Directed by Brendan Payne and staged by Brendan and Gary Power. Here is an old show programme from […]
This is the finale to the 1986 Nokia tops of the Town produced by Denny Corcoran. Featuring ‘Big Time’ from Mack and Mabel, ‘I Am what I Am’ from La Cage Aux Folles and ‘I […]
In 2004 Variety made a return to the Waterford Stage in the guise of the Variety Club of Waterford spearheaded by Michael Grant and Padraig O’Griofa. This was the first ‘variety show’ in years and […]
2011 saw the final show from De La Salle Musical Society – the much loved Jerry Herman classic ‘Mack and Mabel’. Full of glorious melodies and exciting dance routines – but alas it wasn’t enough […]
Back 23 years ago Tramore Schools made their debut in the Theatre Royal with Fiddler On The Roof under the direction of Pat McEvoy. It was the first of a trio of shows from the […]
In 2005 the then artistic director of the Theatre Royal- Â Michael Hunt – produced a version of the J.M. Barrie classic ‘Peter Pan’ for the post – Christmas / New Year audience. At the time […]
Back in 1993 produced ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ under the direction of Denny Corcoran. It was a huge success with many of the cast and crew going on to become a who’s who of Waterford […]
Back in 2008 in The Forum John Grubb and Hound Productions gave us the multi-media spectacular that was ‘Hound’ using music, sound and imagery to deliver an (at the time) spectacular show to the Waterford […]
In 1999 Edmund Rice produced the classic ‘Showboat’ in the Theatre Royal. Directed by Pat McEvoy it managed to pick up an AIMS nomination for Richie Hayes in the role of rubber face at the […]
Another legend from Tops days and Waterford Theatre in general is one Patsy Sheridan. Here he is from the 1992 Port And Docks tops show with his team of tap dancers performing ‘Song and Dance […]
In 1994 De La Salle College produced ‘The Boyfriend’ by Sandy Wilson. It was maybe a bit unexpected direction to go in – following on as it did from Jesus Christ Superstar the preceding year. […]
The Theatre Royal Variety Performance took to the stage for it’s yearly outing in 2007, this time in the company of Flaggylane Productions. As usual it featured an all-star cast, and this year had a […]
This is a real blast from the past – a video taken by Martin Kennedy of what appears to be close to the final rehearsals for ‘Brigadoon’. Filmed in St. Otterans hall you can clearly […]
In 2007 Imagine Theatre Group performed Sondheim’s ‘Into The Woods’ in early January. The show was a tremendous artistic success, picking up best overall show and best female for Greta Rochford who starred as The […]
A real vintage here – 1955, 62 years ago. It doesn’t take a degree in history to work out from the title that this production was mounted to help contribute to Ballybricken’s Church Fund. It […]
In 2000 Red Kettle paired the legendary Anna Manahan with the equally legendary Des Manahan along with a host of other national names with it’s Irish Premier of Brian Foster’s ‘A Miracle In Ballymore’. Here […]
An absolute rarity today – Sean Cotter’s handwritten ACEC Tops adjudication from 43 years ago – 1974. The show was the famous ACEC final show featuring Jesus Christ Superstar. Have a read… its great to […]
in 2015 Waterford Musical Society burst onto the scene with their production of ‘Carousel’ – the Rogers and Hammerstein classic. It was a welcome return to the big ticket classic style musical that had been […]
Today we have the finale from the 1984 Clover Meats Tops of the Town show produced by Michael Grant. It’s a great clip because it features another Waterford Legend of days gone by – Richie […]
Darren Malone’s ‘Happy Robot Productions’ performed ‘Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me’ to rave reviews in Central Hall earlier in the summer. The three hander received great reviews from all who saw it. Here we have […]
For me this was – and always will be – the first real ‘game-changer’ in Waterford Theatre. Before Grease there were two societies performing tried and trusted standards. After Grease the floodgates opened and young […]
In 2005 Flaggy Lane became the first Waterford society to win the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera with their production of ‘Singing In The Rain’. Here is a photo gallery of some production images […]
The brilliant finale from the 1994 Waterford Crystal winning show featuring a huge finale version of ‘I Got Rhythm’. Produced by Bryan Flynn it swept to victory in the televised final against Woodville community group.
In 1987 Red Kettle presented ‘Arms And the Man’ by George Bernard Shaw in the Theatre Royal. Here is the show programme with loads of reading in it with some articles by Ted O’Regan amongst […]
In 1995 Spotlight Productions became Premier Productions and produced the iconic ‘West Side Story’. At the time it had a who’s who of emerging young talent, many of whom still thread the boards. Directed by […]
People seemed to really enjoy the last ‘Faces from the Crowd’ video – so here’s another one, also taken before a Tops show in 1990. There’s loads more familiar faces in there in the Theatre […]
Back in 2004 Flaggy Lane Productions were debuting with their production of ‘The Hot Mikado’ which went on to finish 3rd in the Festival of Light Opera. If you look carefully you might see a […]
In 1993 Tramore Players Anonymous were ‘Making the Perfect Man’, based on the Chris DeBurgh song of the same name. The scene was lead by Liam Molumby and the entire show was produced by Bryan […]
Nearly 30 years ago Red Kettle were on the boards of Garter Lane with ‘On The Razzle’, a show that Garter Lane produced again in later years – and you can see the show programme […]
Although a very short lived existence in the history books of Waterford Musical productions, Waterford Music Theatre left us with a very memorable production – ‘The Hired Man’. Directed by Liam Maher with musical staging […]
This has everything from setting up at the Dress Rehearsal to some side stage shots, to the final chorus of ‘Anthem’ in front of a live audience. Its about half an hour long, but there […]
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