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Here is a lovely moment from Act II of Les Miserables, presented by the South Eastern Theatre Group in 2011 in Theatre Royal.

Some rare pictures from the Stage Fright 1998 production of Pentimenti in the Theatre Royal, Waterford. take fClick below to browse the gallery. 1998 – Pentimenti Photo Gallery

Here is the ‘Jet Song’ from the 1990 production of ‘West Side Story’ by De La Salle College

Here is the finale to Into The Woods (any excuse for a bit of Sondheim). This is taken from the 2007 production of ‘Into The Woods’ produced by Imagine Theatre Group – an AIMS winner that year.

Here is Keith Dunphy as Billy Flynn singing ‘Razzle Dazzle’ from the 1992 Stage Fright production of ‘Chicago.’

A bit of Panto today. Way way back 35 years ago – (and Waterford Panto are celebrating 35 years of entertaining the people of Waterford this year) – this was the opening and closing number of ‘Ol King Cole’ staged in the Theatre Royal. Keep your eyes open for very young familiar faces – including a very young face introducing …

Way back to 1965 and the silver jubilee production of De La Salle MS as they presented ‘The Merry Widow’ in the Theatre Royal. Many familiar names and faces, adverts from a long bygone era – it’s all in these pages. Thanks to Patrice Power for filling in this blank for me. 1965 – The Merry Widow Show Programme

The opening from the Royal Variety Show of 2011 – featuring Anything Goes performed by Julie Power and the Lullaby of Broadway performed by Ursula Hauck – along with a host of dancers. https://vimeo.com/384367956

Well now we are into the Irish Summer (!!) lets keep going with some summer-themed songs and ‘Summer Lovin’ from Stage Frights production of Grease back in 1991 – The show that re-invigorated theatre in Waterford. There’s a host of legends in this show… and in this clip too – see how many you can identify!

A little bit of Me And My Girl today and the opening to Act 2 – ‘The Sun Has Got His Hat On’. This is from the Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society and this production was staged in 2003, directed by Bryan Flynn. Enjoy!

Des Manahan has long been the definitive G&S performer in Waterford and beyond, and in 1996 and 1998 he played one of his favourite parts for the Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society – Major General Stanley. We’ve already featured the 1998 production in a previous video – so here is Des in all his glory in 1996 performing ‘Modern …

In 2016 the Theatre Royal produced one of Eugene O’Neill’s rarely produced plays – A Moon For The Misbegotten. It was a co-production with the Geva Theatre Centre in Rochester New York with a cast made up of both Irish and American Actors. Here is the show brochure. Added to the Theatre Royal Productions archive here. 2016 – A Moon …

By request here is the final WIFLO Brochure from 2012 – the festival that saw the South Eastern Theatre Group sweep the boards with Les Miserables. The Festival had fallen from 18 shows at its peak to just 5 competitive shows and a School music festival. Despite this, the Festivals popularity continued, and its demise is still bemoaned all over …

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, choreographers and brilliant performers in professional careers – but all were very very young in this one. So – back to 1993 we go and …

This is their ‘Once a Year Day’ – from 1987, 31 years ago – it’s the De La Salle Musical Society and ‘The Pyjama Game’. Here’s a quick extract video for you to enjoy, and there is plenty of young heads in there that will be familiar.

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 the Waterford Panto Society presented ‘Frankenstein’ – and like all pantos it was a lighthearted romp through 2 hours of mayhem. It also was a …

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. 2004 – Annie – Show Programme

From the 1985 Waterford Crystal show produced by Michael Grant comes this vintage piece of comedy – ‘The Military Fairy’. It’s only a short video – worth a look to see some Waterford Legends threading the boards. Straight out of Monty Python’s back catalogue, it’s a classic!

Here is the programme from the Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society’s production of Oklahoma! way back in 1987. Its actually quite a unique programme because a lot of the production team and cast signed it, and it’s part of Peter O’Brien’s collection. Thanks to Paul for letting me use it. Also included is a press clipping from 1987 AIMS …

Some photographs added to the archive today –  from the 2011 Theatre Royal production of Jim Nolan’s ‘The Gods Are Angry Miss Kerr’. Click on the link below for the gallery. Enjoy! 2011 – The Gods Are Angry Miss Kerr – photo gallery

Stage Fright was the society that re-invigorated the theatre scene in Waterford in the early 90’s and brought to the fore the talents of a young Bryan Flynn.  Today I’m adding the programme from Chicago – one of Stage Fright’s groundbreaking productions. Enjoy! 1992 – Chicago – Show Programme 1993 – The Stage Fright Kids Christmas Show – Show Programme.

4 New programmes for you today! So – if you were in 1983 ‘The Gypsy Baron’, 1985 ‘The Merry Widow’, 1990 ‘The Music Man’ or 1992 ‘Hello Dolly’ this update is for you… As always click below to see any of the programmes and I will be adding them to the archive under De La Salle MS. You can find …

Today’s update is a video. It is the scene from the 1983 Waterford Crystal Tops where ‘My City Of Music’ first appeared. Featuring music from Val Doonican, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Tom Dunphy, and William Vincent Wallace, the scene is tied together at the end with the iconic first ever performance of ‘My City Of Music’ by Denny Corcoran and chorus. Featuring …

The Stage Fright Kidz was one of the original stage schools in Waterford. Set up by the multi-talented Bryan Flynn and Michelle Condon it was where many Waterford singers and dancers spent happy years during the mid to late 90’s. 1993 – The Stage Fright Kidz Christmas Variety show – Show Programme.