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1965 – WIFLO Season Brochure

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Here is the 2003 Season Brochure from the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera

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2003 – WIFLO Season Brochure

April 21, 2025 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the 2003 Season Brochure from the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera

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1981 – WIFLO Season Brochure

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Here is the 1981 Season Brochure from the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera

WIFLO Misc Docs

1976 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

April 12, 2025 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

What was in WIFLO in 1976? Click below to satisfy your curiosity!

WIFLO Misc Docs

1988 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

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What was in WIFLO in 1988? Click below to satisfy your curiosity!

WIFLO Misc Docs

1985 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

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What was in WIFLO in 1985? Click below to satisfy your curiosity!

WIFLO Misc Docs

1984 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

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What was in WIFLO in 1984? Click below to satisfy your curiosity!

WIFLO Misc Docs

1983 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

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What was in WIFLO in 1983? Click below to satisfy your curiosity!

WIFLO Misc Docs

1981 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

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What was in WIFLO in 1981? Click below to satisfy your curiosity!

WIFLO Misc Docs

1991 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

September 27, 2024 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the Publicity Flyer from WIFLO 1980 with details about the Festival Shows.

WIFLO Misc Docs

1980 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

September 27, 2024 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the Publicity Flyer from WIFLO 1980 with details about the Festival Shows.

WIFLO Misc Docs

1979 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

September 27, 2024 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the Publicity Flyer from WIFLO 1979 with details about the Festival Shows.

WIFLO Misc Docs

1978 – WIFLO Publicity Flyer

September 27, 2024 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the Publicity Flyer from WIFLO 1978 with details about the Festival Shows.

Flaggy Lane Productions Videos

2005 – All I Do Is Dream Of You – Video

January 3, 2024 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

From ‘Singing In The Rain’ by Flaggy Lane Productions here is ‘All I Do Is Dream of You’. In 2005 Flaggy Lane became the first Waterford show to win WIFLO with Singing In The Rain.

Tara Anne Byrne Reviews

2003 – ‘Heatwave’ from ‘The Memory Lingers On’

June 13, 2023 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is another video from the Last Night of the Festival 2003 Concert – ‘The Memory Lingers On’ presented by Tara Anne Byrne. Again remember this is a rehearsal video so the band aren’t in […]

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2003 – Finale from ‘The Memory Lingers On’ – WIFLO Final night.

May 31, 2023 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the finale from ‘The Memory Lingers On’ – presented as the final night of the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera by Tara Anne Byrne.

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1962 – WIFLO Season Brochure

May 18, 2023 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the 1962 Season brochure from WIFLO. Click below to have a browse.

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1964 – WIFLO Season Brochure

October 14, 2017 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

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 […]

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1970 – WIFLO Season Brochure

May 16, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

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 […]

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1974 – WIFLO Season Brochure

February 14, 2019 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

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. […]

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1977 – WIFLO Season Brochure

March 10, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

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. […]

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1978 – WIFLO Season Brochure

November 15, 2017 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

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 […]

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1979 – WIFLO Season Brochure

November 13, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Back 39 years to 1979 today and the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera season brochure – have a look! Click below to browse.

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1986 – WIFLO Season Brochure

May 28, 2021 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is another one of those vintage WIFLO season Brochures – this time it’s from 1986. Have a browse below.

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1988 – WIFLO Season Brochure

August 30, 2021 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the 1988 season brochure for the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera. Operettas were still dominating but a noticeable shift to the more modern show was noticeable this year. Click below to have […]

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1989 – WIFLO Season Brochure

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1989 – the year that De La Salle College represented Waterford in the Festival with ‘How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying’. Have a browse below.

Flaggy Lane Productions Videos

2006 – Sit Down You’re Rocking The Boat – Flaggy Lane

September 19, 2020 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

‘Sit Down’ and enjoy this really stunning performance from Ray Collins and Flaggy Lane Productions in the 2006 production of ‘Guys and Dolls’ that swept the boards in the Festival of Light Opera.

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1991 – WIFLO Season Brochure

June 11, 2020 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the 1991 Season Brochure from the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera. No Waterford entry that particular year, but worth including for completeness. Click below to have a browse.

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1994 – WIFLO Season Brochure

June 26, 2021 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

1994 was the year that De La Salle entered with ‘The King And I’ after scooping the AIMS best show award. We had 2 productions of Chess – Playback Productions and eventual winners Carrick On […]

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1995 – WIFLO Season Brochure

June 4, 2019 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Today I’m adding in the 1995 WIFLO Season Brochure to the archive. In 1995 the Waterford entry was ‘Oliver’ by Stage Fright under the direction of Bryan Flynn. It was to finish as runner up […]

Edmund Rice CMS Programmes

1996 – WIFLO Season Brochure

July 25, 2017 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

In 1996 Stage Fright were doing ‘Chess’, Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society were presenting ‘The Mikado’ and Tramore Combined Schools were performing the premier of ‘Whistle Down The Wind’. It was the most Waterford societies […]

Edmund Rice CMS Programmes

1997 – WIFLO Season Brochure

March 9, 2020 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

These season brochures are so important to archive. This year our sole Waterford representative was the Edmund Rice Choral And Musical Society with Iolanthe. Mind you our near neighbours from Carrick On Suir were down […]

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1999 – WIFLO Season Brochure

March 24, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

1999 featured no Waterford Shows in the line-up – it is however always good to add in new WIFLO stuff to the archive!  Have a browse! Added to the WIFLO archive here.

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2000 – WIFLO SEASON BROCHURE

June 23, 2020 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

This was the year when Bryan Flynn brought his Waterford production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ into the festival with a host of local and national talent. Have a browse – it’s all in here with […]

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2001 – WIFLO Season Brochure

June 7, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Once again for archiving purposes I like to include the season brochures of WIFLO from time to time. This year – 2001 – the sole Waterford entries were De La Salle College with a production […]

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2002 – WIFLO Season Brochure

February 17, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

2002 was a quiet year for local participation, but Bowler Hat and local choir Lumen provided the final night concert. 

Flaggy Lane Productions Show Programmes

2005 – WIFLO Season Brochure

October 2, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Today we have the season brochure from WIFLO 2005 when Flaggy Lane Productions became the first Waterford Society to win the Festival with ‘Singing In The Rain’.. a feat they were to repeat in 2006 […]

Flaggy Lane Productions Show Programmes

2006 – WIFLO Season Brochure

July 18, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

2006 was the year when Flaggy Lane lifted the international trophy for the second time in 2 years, and for only the second time out of 3 times in total that a Waterford show won […]

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2007 – WIFLO Season Brochure

May 9, 2022 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Another one of these ever popular WIFLO Season Brochures – this time from 2007. This years WIFLO saw everything from The Mikado to The Most Happy Fella… Click on the Image below to view the […]

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2010 – WIFLO 50th Anniversary Season Brochure

August 22, 2017 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

In 2010 WIFLO turned 50. It was hard to believe that just 2 short years later it would all be gone, and in my opinion is one of the greatest tragedies in Waterford Theatre that […]

South Eastern Programmes

2012 – The last WIFLO Season Brochure

February 27, 2019 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

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 […]

Flaggy Lane Productions Videos

2005 – Video – Fit As A Fiddle – Singing In The Rain

April 16, 2021 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

From the WIFLO winning production here is a classic from ‘Singing In The Rain’ – produced by Flaggy Lane Productions in 2005.

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The Waterford International Festival of Light Opera (WIFLO)

July 3, 2017 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

The Waterford International Festival of Light Opera or WIFLO as it was more affectionately known was one of the main reasons (the other being The Tops) that Waterford enjoyed a status of being the ‘Mecca’ […]

Flaggy Lane Productions Videos

2005 – Singing In The Rain – Good Morning

April 29, 2020 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Another video that was requested and very popular on our first stream was ‘Good Morning’ from ‘Singing In The Rain’, Flaggy Lane Productions 2005 WIFLO winning production. Here it is in all it’s glory featuring […]

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Waterford Theatre Podcast – Ep 20 – Des Manahan Part 1.

February 10, 2020 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

The first of a three part audio-podcast series with Des Manahan – recent winner of the Waterford News And Star Green Room Lifetime Achievement Award. I spoke to Des the day before he won the […]

Posts with Audio

1995 – OLIVER! Live recording from the 1995 Festival of Light Opera

January 28, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

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 […]

Flaggy Lane Productions Videos

2005 – Broadway Melody from ‘Singing In The Rain’

November 8, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

A clip from the ‘Singing In The Rain’ that took the WIFLO honours in 2005 from our own Flaggy Lane Productions… this is ‘Broadway Melody’ – enjoy!

Flaggy Lane Productions Videos

2005 – Singing In The Rain Finale – Flaggy Lane

October 4, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is the finale from the WIFLO winning production of ‘Singing In The Rain’ from Flaggy Lane Productions – an award winning production under the direction of Pat McElwain. It should bring back a few […]

Flaggy Lane Productions Photos

2005 – Singing In The Rain Photo Gallery

September 9, 2017 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

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 […]

WIFLO Videos

2005 – A Day In The Life of WIFLO

April 10, 2018 waterfordtheatrearchive 3

This wonderful video (thanks to Clodagh Power) tracks a day in the life of WIFLO when in 2005 the Derby Gilbert & Sullivan company under the direction of multi-award winning Andrew Nicklin allowed the cameras […]

Some Posts From The Archives

The first Waterford International Festival of Light Opera – 1959 Press Coverage

July 19, 2017 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Back in 1959 the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera was a huge deal that involved the entire city. Reading through this selection of press clippings and looking at the photos will give you some […]

Flaggy Lane Productions Videos

2006 – Video – Behind The Scenes At Guys And Dolls

October 28, 2020 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Here is a feature filmed and edited by John and Richie Hayes – behind the scenes at Guys and Dolls 2006 produced by Flaggy Lane Productions.

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The South Eastern Group Win the 2012 Festival

February 12, 2017 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

Billy McCathy featured the stunning win by the South Eastern Theatre Group on Deise AM, May 13th 2012. Also joining him is Liam Murphy of the Munster Express.

Radio Documentary Posts

The Festival – A Radio Documentary

February 9, 2017 waterfordtheatrearchive 0

This is the specially made program celebrating the 50th year of the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera.  Produced and edited by Wayne Brown, narrated by Jamie Beamish it was first broadcast on WLRFM in […]

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