2004 – ‘Something Was Missing’ from Annie – Flaggy Lane Juniors.
Here is Raymond Collins and Holly Browne in a great song from the 2004 production of Annie by Flaggy Lane Juniors.
Here is Raymond Collins and Holly Browne in a great song from the 2004 production of Annie by Flaggy Lane Juniors.
From the 1987 production of ‘The Pyjama Game’ here is ‘I Would Trust Her’ featuring the late great Des Manahan.
Back in 1964 a special show was presented – the ‘Pick Of The Tops’ and for the princely sum of 6 pence you could have had the programme below… click to have a browse..
Here is the full nuns chorus from Sister Act produced in 2015 by Vicki Graham and Ignite Productions.
From the 2019 production of South Pacific by Waterford Musical Society here is ‘2019 – I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair’. Susan Boyce sings the part of Nellie Forbush.
On April 8th 1976 Tommy Fitzgerald died suddenly on the stage of the Theatre Royal during a Tops of the Town performance. The tribute below appeared in the programme that followed on the next performance […]
Here is the Western Comedy from the 1993 Ray Ban Tops entry.
Here is the Tops Local Final Programme from 1964- The Builders vs The Glass. Click below for a browse.
Here is the programme for the Waterford run of ‘The Salvage Shop’.
Here is the show programme from the epic 1996 production of ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller.
Have a browse at the programme from the legendary original production of ‘The Gods Are Angry Miss Kerr’ by Jim Nolan. Click below to browse.
More of those classic programmes today – this from the 1970 Local Rounds featuring the 1969 national finalists Hearts Delight and the all conquering ACEC. Click below for a browse.
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.
From the Waterford Musical Society of ‘My Fair Lady’, here is ‘Get Me To The Church On Time’ with Raymond Collins leading the line as Alfie Doolittle. Also featuring Adrian Dower and Adam Phelan as […]
Featuring a legendary line up here is a hilarious vintage comedy scene from the Waterford Glass 1983 Tops production.
Here is a lovely moment from Act II of Les Miserables, presented by the South Eastern Theatre Group in 2011 in Theatre Royal.
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!
From Stage Frights 1996 production of ‘Chess’ here is the brilliant quartet from Act One featuring Michelle Kennedy, Stephen Ryan, Jamie Murphy and Robert Sinnott.
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’.
The fourth video in our series from the 1988 Town and Country Heineken Festival show… this time Brenda Giles leads the troops…
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’ […]
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 […]
Laura Caulfield the production co-ordinator from De La Salle College Musical called in to talk about ‘Back to the 80’s’ in De La Salle College this week.
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.
The Show Programme from the recent South Eastern Theatre Groups production of ‘Spring Awakening’. Click below for a browse.
Here is a great number from Me And My Girl – produced by the Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society back in 2003 in the Theatre Royal. Bryan Flynn directed.
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 […]
Pat McEvoy reviews ‘Spring Awakening’ by The South Eastern Theatre Group on Showtime on WLR. For more Showtime and all WLR programmes check out the playback feature on the WLR Website and App.
A classic clip from another classic show – Once A Year Day from The Pyjama Game.
A look back into our WIFLO heritage today and the season brochure from the 1970 Festival, when the festival was truly international and it seemed to have more societies from outside the state competing. A […]
This weeks visitor to the ‘Showtime’ studio was Jimmy Brockie who is musical director for the upcoming production of ‘Spring Awakening’ in Garter Lane, Waterford. He picked out some music, told us about the show […]
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
Some great memories here from 1986 and a huge thanks to Martine Rogers for sharing these with us all. Some rare backstage photos of the De La Salle College production of ‘The Music Man’. 1986 […]
Here is a vintage Tops of the Town programme from the local final of 1973 where Waterford Crystal with “Cheaper by the Dozen and a Half’ took on the Teachers with ‘Here Today – Gone […]
Jamie Beamish visited to talk about the concert he has coming up during the summer as part of his residency in the Theatre Royal. To hear all of Sundays Showtime click here.
Brother Ben visited to talk about the De La Salle College musical society and ‘Grease’. To hear all of Sundays Showtime click here.
Jamie Beamish and Raymond Collins – the original Seymour and Mushnik of the Waterford Stage from Spotlight Productions 1993 ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’.
Here is a great scene from the Waterford Musical Society production of Oklahoma back in 2016.
Here is the opening to the Waterford Crystal Tops of 1990 – Heading for the Future. Produced by Denny Corcoran.
Here is a great scene from the Festival winning Guys and Dolls from 2006. Megan Cassidy and Caroline Stone do the honours here.
Here is Franklin D. Roosevelt and his cabinet along with little orphan Annie and Oliver Warbucks delivering everybody’s favourite song… ‘Tomorrow’. Some familiar faces on display here 🙂
Katie Honan who plays Garter Lane this week with her solo play ‘How To Fall Flat On Your Face’ visited WLR this week and picked out some music. She also spoke about her one woman […]
From the De La Salle production of South Pacific here is Linda Gough as Bloody Mary and Tobie Hickey and Michelle Condon as Cable and Liat.
From the 2016 production of ‘Oklahoma’ – here is Waterford Musical Society’s version of ‘I’m Just A Girl Who Can’t Say No’ fronted by Jennifer White.
In 1962 De La Salle produced ‘The White Horse Inn’ in the Theatre Royal. Here is the show programme choc full of familiar names and adverts for shops long gone physically – but not in […]
Another classic Programme from the Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society. This time way back to 1980 – Calamity Jane. Click below for a browse… 1980 – Calamity Jane – Show Programme
Here is the ‘Jet Song’ from the 1990 production of ‘West Side Story’ by De La Salle College
Here is the male ensemble with ‘Those Canaan Days’ from Joseph – staged in the Forum Waterford in 1997 by Premier Productions.
Here is the ‘Story Of Chess’ from Stage Fright’s version of ‘Chess’ staged in 1996. Jamie Murphy fronts the song in the role of ‘The Arbiter’ with some stunning costumes on display.
Here is the opening from the 1992 Port and Docks Tops of the Town show fronted by the wonderful Greta Rochford.
Another video from the 1992 Port & Docks Tops of the Town show – this time it’s Cavatina featuring a Hazel Farrell on flute.
Dermot Power is one of the most knowledgeable people in Waterford when it comes to the history of our great city. Here is a great video he put together going through the history of Waterford […]
Here is the programme from Grease 1991 for a browse. Some very young and innocent faces inside these pages! 1991 – Stage Fright – Grease – Show Programme
Here is a photo gallery from way back in 2006 – Some Like It Hot from De La Salle Musical Society. Some classics in here. Click below to have a browse 🙂 2006 – Photo […]
Here is a classic from the 1991 production of Grease – ‘Look At Me I’m Sandra Dee’.
Here’s Caroline Stone, Shane Jordan and Deborah Cunningham with a showstopper from the 2004 production of Annie by Flaggy Lane Juniors.
Here is the Show Programme from the ERCMS 1993 production of South Pacific – directed by Gary Power. Click below to have a read. 1993 – South Pacific – Show Programme
I was delighted to get these photos during the week from the private collection of Denis McGrath scanned for us by Aidan McGrath. In these you’ll see some photos of the outside and inside of […]
Back 17 years to 2004 today and Deborah Cunningham as Miss Hannigan in Flaggy Lanes production of Annie.
Here is a classic from De La Salle MS featuring Pat McEvoy as Luther Bills – it’s ‘Nothing Like A Dame’.
Here is the wonderful Raymond Collins leading the troops with the opening to Act 2 of The Hot Mikado. This Flaggy Lane production took to the stage in 2004 in the Theatre Royal.
This is a rather unusual programme for WIFLO – it merely lists the shows and has all the usual paraphernalia with committees and lists etc… but has no actual details for the show casts etc. […]
Here is the late great Billy McCarthy as Emile serenading Ruth Coughlan as Nellie Forbush in De La Salle’s 1988 production of South Pacific.
Here is ‘All For The Best’ from Spotlight Productions 1994 version of Godspell.
Here are a handful of photos from the 1989 WDS production of ‘The Wind In The Branches..’ featuring Denny Corcoran amongst others. The link for the gallery is – Gallery – The Wind In The […]
Here is the programme from the ERCMS 1990 production of ‘Guys and Dolls’ – directed by Greg Scanlon. 1990 – Guys And Dolls – Show Programme
Here is one that is sure to bring back memories. The epic ‘Endgame’ from Chess – produced by Stage Fright MTC and directed by the late great Bryan Flynn.
A programme from Waterford Dramatic Society today – from their 2007 production of ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’ staged in Garter Lane. Click below to peruse. 2007 – The House of Bernarda Alba – Show […]
Here is one from Premier Productions version of ‘Crazy For You’ from 2003. ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ going into a French version of ‘Biding My Time’.
Here is the programme from the award winning production of Cats from the South Eastern Theatre Group which was one of the last full scale musicals to be staged pre-covid. Click below to have a […]
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 […]
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.
Here is a classic from Bryan Flynns 1992 Tramore Tops show. It’s worth noting what an amazing wig Brian Collins is wearing! 🙂
From the Flaggy Lane award winning production of Singing In the Rain, here is “Make ’em Laugh” performed by Damien Douglas.
From Stage Frights second production of ‘Grease’ here is ‘Those Magic Changes’ from 1993 with David Flynn leading the troops.
Here is the programme from the 1977 local final between ACEC and Waterford Glass. The ACEC show featured the famous ‘Evita’ scene and went on to win the national final in the Gaiety. Click below […]
One for all the WIFLO fans today, and the season brochure from the 1977 festival. I always feel these are so important to keep – WIFLO was a huge part of our heritage in Waterford. […]
From the 1997 Premier Productions award winning production of ‘Joseph’ here is ‘Song Of The King’ performed by Michael Power as Pharaoh.
With ‘In The Heights’ flying high in the cinema here is the finale from our own local productions staged by Vicki Grahams ‘Ingite Productions’.
Here’s the opening Nuns Chorus from the 2012 production of “The Sound Of Music’ from Ignite Productions.
Here is ‘Hooverville’ from Annie produced by De La Salle Musical Society in 2007.
Well – it is June – so here is an appropriate song from Waterford Musical Society, Carousel 2015.
Here is the show programme from the Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society’s 1985 production of ‘The New Moon’. Click below for a browse. 1985 – The New Moon – Show Programme
In the 1970’s the ACEC dominated Tops both locally and nationally. 1978 saw the company present a 2 hour special show in the Theatre Royal to celebrate this success. Here is the show programme and […]
Here is the show programme fro the Bilberry Goats hilarious 2018 play – ‘I Do, I Do, So I Do’ staged in Garter Lane.
Back 40 years to 1978 today and a programme from the first local rounds of the Tops Competition that year. It’s the turn of Slieverue and Waterford Crystal. 1978 – Tops Local Rounds – Slieverue […]
Here is ‘Blow High Blow Low’ from Carousel 2015 courtesy of Waterford Musical Society
Here is the show programme from Red Kettles 1990 production of ‘The Constant Couple’. Click below for a browse.
Here is a programme from one of Red Kettle’s brilliant summer plays – this time jumping right back to 1996 and the wonderfully named ‘Four Euclids Of Squid’. Have a browse below. 1996 – The […]
Back to 2007 today and Natalie Van De Braam Schools production of the classic musical ‘Gypsy’. Loads of familiar young faces in this one – have a browse. 2007 – Gypsy – Show Programme
Here is a quick blast back 25 years to 1996 and Red Kettles production of ‘Petty Sessions’ in Garter Lane. Have a browse below.
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 […]
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 […]
Christmas of 1995 and Stage Fright Kids were presenting ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ under the tutelage of Bryan Flynn and Michelle Condon. Have a browse below at the show programme. 1995 – The Wizard Of […]
Back 39 years to 1979 today and the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera season brochure – have a look! Click below to browse.
The opening / Fugue for Tinhorns from Flaggy Lanes 2006 Festival winning production of ‘Guys And Dolls’.
From Waterford Musical Societies 2017 production of ‘Man Of La Mancha’ here is the Golden Helmet of Mambrino featuring the late great Des Manahan amongst others.
Here is the show programme from the 1979 Tops local competition – this time it’s Banks and Finance Vs St. Pauls . Have a browse. 1979 – Tops Of The Town Local – Banks and […]
From the Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society production of ‘My Fair Lady’ from 30 years ago – way back in 1991, here is ‘With A Little Bit Of Luck’.
Here is the opening to Act 2 of Sister Act from Ignites 2015 production.
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