Variety
1995 – ‘Skid Row’ from ‘The Flying Pigs Ball’
Way back to 1995 today and to the ‘Flying Pigs Ball’ from the Why Not production company. Loads of familiar faces in this ‘Show for Topless Years’… Produced by Michael Grant.
Variety
Variety
Video – Town and Country ‘Bench’ Comedy
Here is s ‘quickie’ from the Town and Country Variety show from the Heineken festival!
Variety
Video – Town and Country Hospital Comedy
Here is some comedy from the ‘Town and Country’ variety show…. the show for the ‘Topless’ years…. (I mean the years that there was no Tops – keep it clean!).
Green Room Awards
2023 – Betty Bible-Mulcahy Is Awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award at the Green Room Awards
At the 2023 Green Room Awards in association with the Waterford News & Star, Pat McEvoy presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Betty Bible-Mulcahy. Have a look at the video below.
Posts With Video
Video – Town And Country – The Bouncer – Video
Another bit of Town and Country for you all – this time a ‘quickie’ as it used to be called…. ‘The Bouncer’ with Paul Corcoran and Paul Dillon.
Posts With Video
Video – Paul Dower on Trumpet in the Town and Country Show.
Yes folks it’s Waterford in Your Pocket himself swinging the hips and blowing his trumpet in the 1988 Heineken variety festival – 35 years ago – and isn’t he a baby…. well done Paul!
Posts With Video
Video – The Busker Comedy from Town and Country Variety show
You asked – and here we are… more from the Town and Country Heineken Variety show – this time the Busker comedy starring Paul Dillon and some guest stars…
Posts With Video
Video – The Finale from ‘Town And Country’ Heineken Festival Show 1988
The fourth video in our series from the 1988 Town and Country Heineken Festival show… this time Brenda Giles leads the troops…
Posts With Video
Video – The Mime Act from the ‘Town And Country’ Heineken Festival Show from 1988.
This series of videos is proving to be very popular indeed – here is another scene from that famous ‘Town and Country’ show from the 1988 Heineken Festival show that took place in a ‘Topsless’ […]
Posts With Video
Video – The Peace Scene from ‘Town and Country’ 1988.
Here is the ‘Peace Scene’ from the ‘Town and Country’ Heineken Festival show staged in 1988 in the Theatre Royal to cover the ‘Topless Years’ when the John Player Tops wasn’t staged. Produced by John […]
Posts With Video
Video – The Opening from the “Town and Country” Heineken Festival Show 1988.
Here by popular demand – the first of a series of videos (Yes – there is no escape!) from the 1988 “Town and Country” variety show. Led by Paul Corcoran there’s a lot of familiar […]
Tops Programmes
1963 – Variety Show – Theatre Royal
This is an oddity – it appears to be a variety show sponsored by the Tops sponsor – Dublin Dairies – but does not appear to be part of the Tops competition despite being on […]
Variety
Olde Tyme Music Hall – 1973 – Show Programme
Produced by Des Manahan and Ron Burke here is a show programme from one of long forgotten old traditions of Waterford Theatre – the ‘Olde Tyme Music Hall’. Have a browse! 1977 – Olde Tyme […]
Variety
Video – Cabaret Extract from The 2010 Variety Show
From the 2010 Royal Variety Show here is Megan Cassidy, David Condon and Michelle Quilty leading an extract from ‘Cabaret’.
Posts With Video
Video – Petey Graham
Time for a bit of comedy to cheer us all up with the legendary Petey Graham. This is taken from the Denny Corcoran tribute night in 2003.
Posts With Video
Video – Jedward & MC Scol – Theatre Royal Variety Performance – 2010
Tony Corcoran, Davy Sutton and MC Scol bring us Jedwards ‘Under Pressure’ from the 2010 Royal Variety Performance.
Posts With Video
Video – Crooners Scene – Variety Show 2010
Here is a very popular selection from last Sundays Stream – the ‘Crooners’ scene from the 2010 Variety show featuring Des Manahan, Billy McCarthy, Vicki Graham, Ursula Hauck and Glenn Murphy.
Posts With Video
Video – Opening Act 2 – A Night for Denny – 2003
Local talent on display in this video yet again – first up we have Brian ‘The Mod’ Kennedy leading Copacabana followed by Enda Jackman on ‘I Dreamed A Dream’. Ray Collins continues with ‘Bring Him […]
Posts With Video
Video – I Won’t Send Roses – Des Manahan & Vicki Graham
Here is a lovely video from ‘A Night For Billy’ featuring the great Des Manahan and the equally great Vicki Graham performing ‘I Won’t Send Roses’ from Mack & Mabel.
Posts With Video
Video – Gee Officer Krupke / Doo Wa Diddy – Flying Pigs Ball 1995
Todays video from ‘The Flying Pigs Ball’ – it is Do Wa Diddy and Officer Krupke featuring a young cast of superstars way back in 1995…
Variety
The Brotherhood of Man – A Night For Ben
This is a special video. It was taken at a tribute night to the great Brother Ben Hanlon. If you look at the group singing there are decades worth of past pupils all joining together […]
Posts With Video
Video – The ‘Crooners’ Scene – Variety Show 2011
Here is the Crooners scene from 2011’s variety show featuring Tobie Hickey, Lynsey Penkert, Trish Orpen, Michelle Quilty and the legendary Billy McCarthy.
Variety
The Millennium Concert – December 31st 1999
Just like so many other places in Ireland and the world Waterford had a concert as part of its Millennium celebrations. Waterford’s one was produced by Brian Merriman and featured so many Waterford singers, comedians, […]
Posts With Video
2017 – A Night For Billy
On June 9th 2017 the cream of Waterford Theatre and Entertainment gathered together in Waterford’s historic Theatre Royal to pay tribute to the late great Billy McCarthy. An amazing line up included Des Manahan, Richie Hayes, […]
Variety
The Royal Variety Show
Several Variety shows were produced in the Theatre Royal by the Variety Club of Waterford over the years. See below for material. The Theatre Royal Variety Show 2010 – Show Programme The Theatre Royal Variety […]
Variety
The Mayors Gala Variety Show (1981)
The Mayors Variety Show took place in 1981 in aid of the Waterford Lions Club. For more click below. The Mayors Gala Variety Show – Show Programme
Variety
The Heineken Variety Festival (1988)
The Heineken Variety Festival was organised as a welcome stop gap to fill the void in Waterford left by John Player tops during a year when there was no Waterford Competitors in the Competition. For […]
Variety
Why Not Theatre Company (1995)
The Why Not Theatre Company was a predecessor of the Waterford Variety Club under the direction of Michael Grant. In 1995 they produced a show for the ‘Topless’ years – see below for more! […]