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Musical Society Annual Production!
BY CIARA BERESFORD
It’s that time of year again! The Ballinasloe Musical
Society are back with an incredible line up of cast
and crew members for yet another show stopping
production. For the first time ever, they will be
performing Mel Brooks ‘The Producers’. After racking
up an impressive four awards at last year’s Association
of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) ceremony for their
production of the Addams Family, it’s sure to be a sellout
show.
The play will run from the 1st to the 5th of March in the Town Hall Theatre,
which will be invaded by Storm Troopers, Failed Broadway Producers,
Accountants, Sexpot Secretaries, Horny Grannies and an array of other
enticing characters.
The musical includes an all-star cast that of some local favourites
such as; Patrick Byrne (Leo), Seamus Feerick (Franz), Sarah Corcoran
(Ulla), Bernie Dudgeon (Hold Me Touch Me), Brian Derrane (Roger),
Mike O’Reilly (Mr Marks) and Galway based Nicky Lawless (Carmen)
to name but a few.
The show also includes a very talented support cast as well with; Declan
Finn (Kevin), Eoin Quinn (Scott), Catherine Madden (Shirley), Diarmuid
Leyden (O’Rourke), Carl Devlin (O’Reilly), Robyn Newton (Warden), Greg
Blackwell (Judge) and Declan Finn (Blind Fiddler) all expertly coached by
their three wise heads - Director Paul Norton (Leo), Musical Director Shane
Farrell and a newcomer to the society, Choreographer Aoife McClafferty.
It includes all the ingredients to be a hilarious and entertaining night of
Musical Theatre.
The Society are finalising their list of patrons and supporters and are
reaching out to anyone that can help to underwrite the costs of this
mammoth show requiring over 20 scene changes to help in any way
they can ! Chairperson Gerry Sweeney said “ We rely on our patrons
and supporters to underwrite the 40% of the costs of our production
and we hope that this year our regular supporters will be joined by
new, to keep alive the tradition of Musical Theatre locally”.
Tickets go on sale Monday, February 22nd at the Credit Union, the Town
Hall Theatre and at Gerry Stronges Photography, and are priced at €15,
with €12 for concessions. For further details please contact 083 1085544.
For more information on the Musical Society please visit their
website at www.ballinasloems.ie, where they host an archive of all
previous shows or keep up to do with events on their Facebook page
at Ballinasloe Musical Society.
JOHN BURKE
Aughrim, Ballinasloe
090 9673725
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