Here is one from the 1994 production of Godspell by Spotlight productions. A very young Robert O’Connor leads the troops in ‘All Good Gifts’.
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1994 – Aladdin Comedy – Waterford Crystal Tops
Here is a hilarious comedy scene from the 1994 national Tops final.
Read More »1994 Tops Banquet Menu
Ever wonder what the casts and crew were treated to after a national Tops of the Town final by John Player? Here you are – from 1994, the menu from the Burlington for the banquet immediately after the show. Click below for a look ! 1994 – John Player Tops Final banquet menu
Read More »Video – As Long As He Needs Me – Oliver! 1994
Here is the great Carrie Crowley with a classic song from Bryan Flynns 1994 production of ‘Oliver!’.
Read More »Video – It’s A Fine Life – Oliver 1994 – Stage Fright
Another video from ‘that’ production of Oliver! This time it’s Carrie Crowley as Nancy leading the troops in It’s A Fine Life.
Read More »Video – A Room in Bloomsbury – The Boyfriend 1994
From the 1994 productions of ‘The Boyfriend’ by De La Salle College here is Mark Power and Ursula Hauck with ‘A Room In Bloomsbury’.
Read More »Video – I Could Be Happy With You – The Boyfriend, DLS College 1994
Here is Mark Power and Ursula Hauck giving us ‘I Could Be Happy With You’ from Sandy Wilsons ‘The Boyfriend’ – produced by De La Salle College in March 1994.
Read More »Waterford Theatre Videos – When The Foeman Bears His Steel – 1994
From the 1994 production of ‘Pirates of Penzance’ comes the keystone cops version of the policeman chorus singing ‘When The Foeman Bears His Steel’, fronted by Denny Corcoran. Produced by the Edmund Rice Choral & Musical Society.
Read More »1994 – Waterford Crystal Tops Opening
More Tops goodies today – the brilliant opening from the 1994 Waterford Crystal Tops show fronted by Raymond Collins.
Read More »Videos – God Save The People – Godspell 1994
From Spotlight Productions 1994 production of ‘Godspell’ here is ‘God Save The People’. Directed by Gary Power, Choreography by Michelle Condon
Read More »Video – Turn Back O Man from Godspell – Spotlight Productions 1994
Hazel Kelly (Tebay) leads the troops in ‘Turn Back O Man’ from Godspell way back in 1994.
Read More »Video – Day By Day – Godspell – 1994
This is from Spotlight Productions version of Godspell, staged in 1994 in the Theatre Royal, Waterford.
Read More »1994 – The Guernica Hotel – Show Programme
Here is the programme from Jim Nolans 1994 play ‘The Guernica Hotel’ , produced by Red Kettle in Garter Lane Theatre. Click below to peruse it. 1994 – The Guernica Hotel – Show Programme
Read More »1993 / 1994 Photos from John Player Tops
Some photos from a different angle of the 1993 and 1994 John Player Tops entry from Tramore and Waterford Crystal. All taken from an audience perspective. Thanks to Jane Kennedy (Fraher) for these! Click on the link below to view 1993 / 1994 Photos from John Player Tops
Read More »WTA 130 – Sur La Plage from The Boyfriend – De La Salle College 1994
Here’s a clip from a lesser known show ‘The Boyfriend’. De La Salle College produced this back in 1994, directed by Bryan Flynn.
Read More »Showtime – Season 2 Ep 1 – John Player Tops Special Podcast
To round off the weekend 25th Anniversary here is a special episode I put together with the help of Bill Stafford, Paul Browne, Karen Hearne, Ben Hennessy, Richie Hayes and Seneiva Magill , with thanks to David Flynn for a special appearance. Enjoy!
Read More »1994 – The Irish Scene from the John Player Tops
Continuing our Tops Anniversary weekend – here is the Irish Scene from the John Player Tops national award winning show from 1994.
Read More »1994 – Garth & Dolly From The Waterford Crystal Tops
Some more comedy from the 1994 Tops of the Town national winning show. This time from Davy Sutton and Nicky Cummins as Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton.
Read More »1994 – The Flintstones Comedy – Tops 1994
A huge part of any Tops show was the comedy team. Here is the ‘Flintstones’ sketch from the 1994 national award-winning show. Enjoy!
Read More »RTE GUIDE FROM 1994 – TOPS FEATURE
For the weekend that was in it back in 1994 the RTE Guide ran a feature for ‘Tops’. Here it is to peruse. 1994 – Tops Feature – RTE Guide
Read More »1994 – CHAPLIN
Here is the video of the Tops Of The Town final 1994 Chaplin scene. No further description is necessary. #genius
Read More »1994 – Oliver! Fagin’s Gang Photo
Just a short update today – but what a great update and what a great photo. Fagin’s gang from the 1994 Stage Fright production of Oliver! , and how young are the heads in this one. ›
Read More »Video – We Beseech Thee – Godspell 1994 – Spotlight Productions
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. Here’s a short snippet from ‘We Beseech Thee’ – with a lot of young and familiar heads in it
Read More »Players Anonymous Tramore Phone Directory – 1994
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 history, plus loads of photos. Well worth a look. 1994 – Players Anonymous Tramore Phone Directory
Read More »1994 Tops – The Aladdin Scene
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!
Read More »1994 Tops Of The Town – National Final Programme
Here is the 1994 National Final Programme from the last time that Waterford won the national Tops title. It was of course Waterford Crystal vs Woodville. Click below for a read! 1994 – Tops Of The Town – National Final Programme
Read More »Tramore Combined Schools – Fiddler On The Roof – 1994
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 schools – South Pacific and Whistle Down The Wind being the other two. The show brochure is below. 1994 – Fiddler On The Roof – …
Read More »1994 – DLS College – The Boyfriend
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. Nonetheless – the college produced the goods again. Here is the show programme. 1994 – The Boyfriend – Show Programme
Read More »WTA 020 – The Finale from the Waterford Crystal Show – 1994
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.
Read More »1994 – John Player Tops Promo Video
Todays update is a video put together by John Player towards the very end of the Tops competition in an attempt to encourage groups to enter.. feauturing adjudicators, Niall O’Flynn and others – but it also features Peter Doyle, who was at the time local tops co-ordinator and some footage from the Waterford Crystal winning show in ’94… in fact …
Read More »Waterford Youth Arts (Drama) Material Added
Three programmes for you today from 1994 / 95 and 1996. So many people started out on their theatrical journey through the Youth Arts (or Drama as it was back then). Have a look and see if you’re one of them in these programmes! As always these programmes will be added to the Youth Arts page which can be found …
Read More »Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society Pirates of Penzance – Show Programme – 1994
Today we’ve added 2 programmes to our Edmund Rice archive – to view them click on 1993 – South Pacific 1994 – Pirates of Penzance That completes a huge chunk of their history in Programmes from 1988 to 1996. Thanks to Kitty Power for dropping in these and so much more that will be shared over the coming weeks / …
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