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Society News
Some upcoming dates for your diary, including 'Sweet Charity' DVD night
and Annual General Meeting ... mark them in:
9th, 10th, 11th June : Crossbridge Players present 3
Comedy One Act Plays: 'Wanda's Visit', 'Doing One's Bit' and 'Excerpts from a
Skull in Connemara'. Directed by Philippa Alford. Nightly at 8pm. Arus
Mhuire Hall, Tyrconnell Rd., Inchicore. Bookings 086 8308053. Some KMDSers
attending performance on Wed 10th, contact us if interested in adding to the
group booking.
Friday 19th June :
'Sweet Charity' DVD Night!!!
7.30pm. The Gregory Tavern (upstairs). Followed by Karaoke later that night
with DJ 'Daddy' Bowsie at the decks!
Friday 26th June : KMDS Annual General Meeting.
7.30pm. The Gregory Tavern (upstairs). All welcome to attend. Year-end
review, financial review, next years events, selection of new committee, etc.
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- Our AGM has been held and a new committee has been elected.
PRO: Bernie Byrne
Committee:
Marie Murphy
- Kilcock has been nominated in the AIMS 'Best Show' category. Results
will be announced in mid June.
- Evelyn Donnelly will hold a dance workshop on
Thursday 19th January in Scoil Dara Kilcock at 8pm
The workshop is open to everyone and the dances
taught during the workshop will form the basis of
the dance auditions for our forthcoming musical
Carousel
These dance auditions will be held on
Sunday 22nd January in St. Josephs Hall at 3pm.
The following parts will also be auditioned:
- Snow children (ages
range from 5 to 17 - both boys and girls)
- Louise
- KMDS will stage the world renowned 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' (Dale Wasserman, adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey) from
13-15 October 2005 with a preview on 12th October
2005 (please note new dates).
An American-Indian, whom the authorities believe is deaf and dumb, tells the story of a mental institution ruled by Big Nurse on behalf of the all-powerful Combine. Into this terrifying world comes McMurphy, a brawling gambling man, who wages total war on behalf of his cowed fellow inmates. What follows is at once hilarious and heroic, tragic and ultimately liberating.
Directed by: Marie
Kelly
Auditions will be held on Wednesday 3rd August 2005 in St. Josephs Hall, Kilcock at
8pm.
Hope to see you there !
- KMDS wishes to announce their production team for Panto 2006.
Director: Carol Ryan
Musical Director: Helen McHugh
Choreographer: Melissa Mallon
2006 sees Carol's return to Panto after a number of very successful years in the directors chair for KMDS plays.
This will be Helen's second year as MD and Melissa returns as Choreographer for her third
Panto.
No doubt another successful production is in the pipeline for KMDS.
More details to follow.
- A couple of articles in the Leinster Leader on our group:
This
one is about our Valentine's Ball
This
one is about our pantomime Treasure Island
- PIPPIN AUDITIONS
Monday 13th December @ 7pm IN SCOIL DARA
Go to the Pippin page for Audition Pieces
FULL PRODUCTION TEAM WILL BE AUDITIONING FOR PARTS
DANCE AUDITIONS
Wednesday 15th December @ 8pm, in St Josephs Hall
- "CONGRATULATIONS & WELL DONE" , TO ROGER & DONAGH !
Most of you may all know at this stage, but just in case, "Me and My Friend", was a huge success at the All Ireland Final last weekend in Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim.
Kilcock M&D Society were awarded 2nd place overall in the confined section, which really is a credit to the hard work and dedication of the cast and crew who participated.
Well done & thanks to Carol Ryan as Director, Una Ryan/Jackie Cusack & Ciaran Cullen
(lights) and Bernie Byrne (costumes).
- DVD's of KMDS 'Pirates of Penzance' are available @ 20.
If interested please contact Marie @ 086 8520216.
REMEMBER memberships now fall due - so please get yours in
ASAP.
Contact Linda or any member of the committee.
- The Panto Treasure Island has been
cast - details here
- One-Act Festival Drama: Presenting 'Me and my
friend', directed by Carol Ryan, and featuring Roger Mullarkey as Bunny and Donagh Noone as Oz.
Preview Show: Wednesday 3rd November at 8pm in St Josephs Hall,
Kilcock, please come along and support this practice run prior to the travelling festival.
Festival Dates are as follows:
SAT 6TH NOV - Palmerstown
FRI 12TH NOV - Balbriggan
SAT 13TH NOV - Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
FRI 19TH NOV - Skerries
SAT 20TH NOV - Moat Theatre, Naas
- Our play for this year "Last Tango", directed by Carol Ryan will run 28-30th October
2004, at 8pm in St. Joseph's Hall. Please come along to what promises to be a great evenings
entertainment.
- The Musical for the season is Pippin
Directed by Jack Neavyn
Musical Director - Andrew Purcell
Choreographer - Grace McGrath
- Our Pantomime for this season will be Treasure Island
Directed by Yvonne Ramsay
Musical Director - Helen McHugh
Choreographer - Melissa Mallon
- The Play for the upcoming season has been chosen - Last
Tango by David Tristram
Directed by Carol Ryan
This will be staged from October 21st - 23rd 2004 in St. Joseph's Hall at 8pm
- We had a good turnout at our AGM and a new committee was
elected for the year 2004/05.
Congratulations to the following and good luck for the coming year:
Chairperson - Marie Murphy
Secretary -
Sharon Cribbin
Treasurer -
Linda Connolly
PRO -
Maria
Mallon
Committee Members:
Lorraine Murphy
Aidan O'Reilly
Mick Amoroso
Marie Kelly
Carol Ryan
John Conway
Brendan Bailey
- Good Luck to all involved in The Pirates of Penzance - have a great
week!!!
- AIMS Weekend 2004 - Just a gentle reminder that the deposit
of 150 is due on Monday 23rd Feb.
- Pirates of Penzance has been cast. Go to
the Pirates page to see who is playing
what.
- Good Luck to all involved in our Panto - Sleeping
Beauty - which opens tonight in St. Joseph's Hall and runs until
Sunday.
- Auditions for this years musical Pirates of
Penzance will be held on Tuesday January 20th in the School in
Kilcock - starting at 7pm.
The Audition Pieces have been posted to the Pirates Audition page - go here for details
On Tuesday 13th January our MD will be running through the music for
audition in the school.
Girls from 8 - 9pm
Boys from 9 - 10pm
- There will be a preview of our entry to the All Ireland One-Act
Festival - 'The Galway Girl' on
Thursday, 30th October at 9pm in
Gregory's Tavern (upstairs)
- The Musical for the year has been chosen:
"The New Pirates of Penzance" by Gilbert & Sullivan
Director - Pat Dwyer
Musical Director - Sarah Lynch
Choreographer - Grace McGrath
This will be staged from April 20th - 24th 2004 in St. Joseph's Hall
- The Pantomime has been chosen for the year - "Sleeping
Beauty"
Directed by Yvonne Ramsay
Musical Director Sharon Cribbin
Choreography Melissa Mallon & Jenny Seery
This will be staged from January 8th -11th 2004 in St. Joseph's Hall
- We are entering a play in the All-Ireland One Act drama-festival again
this year.
It is 'The Galway Girl' by Geraldine Aron.
Directed by Carol Ryan
Performed by Roger Mullarkey & Jean Carey
We wish them the very best of luck in :
Dunamaise Theatre, Portlaoise, on November 8th
Moat Theatre, Naas, on November 14th
Little Theatre, Skerries, on November 21st
Corn Mill Theatre, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim on November 23rd
- The Play for the upcoming season has been chosen - 'Run
for your Wife' by Ray Cooney
Directed by Carol Ryan
This will be staged from November 20th - 22nd 2003 in St. Joseph's
Hall at 8pm
- Bookings are now being taken for our performance of Sweeney Todd in the
Waterford Festival of Light Opera.
The performance date is Tuesday, September 30th at 8pm.
Prices: Stalls 22, Dress Circle 18, Upper Circle 7.
We would advise NOT booking tickets for the Upper Circle as the view here is EXTREMELY
restricted.
The closing date for bookings AND MONEY is Friday July
25th 2003. Any bookings received after this date will NOT receive
tickets as this is the theatre's cut off date.
Please contact Jenny
Seery - for bookings and further details.
- We had a good turnout at our AGM last night and a new committee was
elected for the year 2003/04.
Congratulations to the following and good luck for the coming year:
Chairman - Marie Murphy
Secretary - Lorraine Murphy
PRO - Karl
Cassells
Treasurer - Linda Connolly
Committee Members : Jenny Seery
Jenny Nν Lϊcαis
Sinead McLoughlin
- What a weekend we have had!! At the awards banquet on Saturday 14th of
June, Kilcock picked up SIX AIMS awards, including the prestigious
Best Overall Show award, for our production of Sweeney Todd.
What a huge achievement for a small society like ours. Massive
congratulations to all who were involved in the show in whatever capacity -
we are all winners! YAHOOOOO!
Details of the weekend's events can be found here.
- Kilcock has gathered no less than 8 nominations
in the AIMS Awards this year!!! What a great bonus to a great
year!
Well done to all who were involved. Go to the Sweeney
Todd Page for further details
The results will be announced on Saturday 14th of July in
Killarney.
- We are having a meeting to discuss the trip to Waterford next Wednesday
14th April at 8pm in St. Joseph's Hall.
Could everyone wishing to travel with the show please attend. The
AGM will be held the same night and after all is discussed we will be
VIEWING THE VIDEO!!!
- Exciting News!!! No Rest for
the Wicked it seems! Kilcock have been accepted to bring Sweeney Todd to the
Waterford International Festival of Light Opera. The performance date is Tuesday
September 30th. More details to follow!
- Well, Sweeney Todd has finished it's run and what a success it was! A huge
congratulations to everyone involved in what was a really fantastic show.
Rest now my friends!
- Tickets are now on sale for Sweeney Todd - 12
each
Dates: April 22nd - 26th, 2003
Venue: St. Joseph's Hall Kilcock, Nightly @ 8pm
Tickets available from 'The Chocolate Box' and 'Books & Gifts'
in Kilcock.
Also booking by phoning Lorraine (086) 8079596
- Aim Week-end/Seminar
Dates: Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June 2003
Venue: Great Southern Hotel Killarney
Total Cost: 265
Deposit: 100
Jenny & Lorraine are taking names at the moment and deposits
have to be paid by the end of February.
This year Aims are implementing a strict waiting list and tickets will be on a first come-
first served basis.
Unfortunately due to hotel insurance restrictions there will be a smaller no. of tickets available than ever
before,
so get your deposits in by the cut off date to avoid disappointment.
Further details from http://www.aims.ie
- We are holding our annual Black & Red Ball on Friday 14th of
February, 8pm 'til late!
Meet at the GAA Club in Kilcock!
Tickets cost 10
Live Music by Jazz Band Bourbon Street, Light Refreshments also served.
For Details/Tickets please contact:
Jenny (087) 9386720
Lorraine (086) 8079596
Come along for what promises to be a great night!
- We are taking orders for for Sweeney Todd merchandise.
Styles/Prices: Full/Half Zip Fleece 35
Polo Shirt 25
Colour: Red (What else)
Sizes available: S/M/L/XL/XXL
Please contact Jenny Seery
- The Panto played last Weekend to great public acclaim. Well done to all involved in
'Jack and the Beanstalk' - it really was a
fabulous show. A special congratulations to our own Paul Cullen who wrote
the script - a budding playwright in the offing??
Photos of the show have been posted - Go here.
- Rehearsals for Sweeney Todd are starting next week - Rehearsal Schedule
has been sent out
- We've added some photos of Jack and the Beanstalk - go here
to see them
- Tickets are going very well for the Panto - Thurs. January 9th to Sunday
January 12th - shows nightly @ 8pm and matinees Sat and Sun @ 3pm.
Prices: Adults 10 Children 5
Tickets on sale at 'Books & Gifts' and 'The Chocolate Box' in
Kilcock
or phone Lorraine on 086-807 9596 or Jenny on 087-938 6720
- White smoke at last, from the production team of Sweeney Todd! The cast has
been announced. Go here for details.
Congratulations to all who auditioned, successful or not. It promises
to be a great show folks!
- The play 'Suburb of
Babylon' has completed it's run and was a huge success.
Well done to all the cast and crew for a great show and many thanks to all
who attended.
The play is entered in the All Ireland One Act Festival and will be
appearing at the following venues:
Sunday 27th Oct - Kilmallock
Sunday 3rd Nov - Trim
Friday 8th Nov - Balbriggan
Saturday 9th Nov - Palmerstown
Saturday 16th Nov - Skerries
Please come along and support the cast if you can!
- The auditions for Sweeney Todd will be held on Thursday, November 7th in Scoil Dara,
Kilcock.
Go here for audition
pieces.
- The Cast of the Pantomime has been announced - go here
for details. Congratulations to all those
who were successful.
- Auditions for the Pantomime will
be held on Sunday 22 September from 2 - 7pm in Kilcock GAA Club.
The Dance Auditions are at 2- 3pm and the Script and Singing Auditions
will be held afterwards.
- We are having a social night to launch the new season off with a bang!
Venue: GAA Club House, Kilcock
Date: 4th October 2002
Cost: EUR20.00 each.
Music by Route 66.
A Buffet meal will be served.
- Auditions for the play "Suburb of Babylon" by Hugh Leonard
will be held on Wednesday 28th August at 8pm in St. Joseph's
Hall, Kilcock.
We will be staging this play from October 17th - 19th 2002.
- The Musical for the season has been chosen - Sweeney
Todd. This will be staged from April 22nd - 26th 2003.
Further details to follow.
- We've posted some photos of the AIMS Weekend - go here
to view
- A great W/E was had by the group in Killarney - has anyone found my voice
anywhere? :-)
We won the
Adjudicator's Special Award and the
Best Director award.
We also came runner-up in the Best Actress and
Best Technical categories.
Well Done to our nominees and to the whole
group - a great success for us all !!!!!!!!!
- We had a good turnout at our AGM last night and a new committee was
elected for the year 2002/3.
Congratulations to the following and good luck for the coming year:
Chairman - Paul Cullen
Vice-Chair - Marie Murphy
Secretary - Lorraine Murphy
PRO - Marie Kelly
Treasurer - Linda Connolly
Committee Members : Jenny Seary
John Conway
- We've done it again - KMDS have picked up FOUR nominations in the
AIMS/First Active Awards Scheme for the show
Man of La Mancha
A huge CONGRATULATIONS goes out to all
the group for this deserved recognition of our show.
The nominations are:
Best Actress - Sharon Murphy
Best Director - Pat Dwyer
Best Technical (Lighting, Sets and Sound) -
Coleman Nulty, Dermot Anglin, Noel Murphy, John Conway and others)
Adjudicator's Special Award - For Overall
Excellent Standard Of Production Given The Resources Available
Congratulations to all who were nominated - it promises to be another great
weekend in Killarney this year!!!!
- The outstanding monies for the AIMS Weekend is due on Wednesday 15th May.
The total Cost for the weekend is 240.00 less the deposit of 70.00
already paid.
So amount due by everyone is 170.00
You can contact Lorraine 086 8079596 or Maria 087 7934246 to arrange
paying over the money.
Don't miss the deadline!
- Well we've finished the musical and a great success it was too -
Congratulations to all involved!!!!
- Tickets can be booked by ringing 01-6287767 or email:
booking@kilcockms.com
- The final countdown to the show - we're on next week starting on Tuesday
and running until Saturday. Rehearsals are in full swing and the set is
being finished off along with the costumes. Fingers crossed for a good weeks
work.
- They say good things come in threes - so here's announcing the third
engagement from within the group in the last few months.
Congratulations to Pat and Sinead - best
of luck to the pair of you from all in the group!
There must be something in the water in Kilcock - or is it the beer???
- The Captain of the Guard has been cast - congratulations to Kevin
Carroll.
- Anselmo has been cast - congratulations to Willie
Bermingham on getting the part
- We have cast our featured dancers - please go
here for details
- Dance Auditions are being held on Monday 4th Feb at 9pm. All
females wishing to dance please attend.
Singing rehearsals are starting on Tuesday 5th Feb at 8pm. See Rehearsal
Schedule Page for details.
A read through of the show will take place on Wednesday 6th Feb at 8.30pm
- all principals please attend.
- We're holding a Valentines Black & Red themed Party Night at The Straffan
Court on 14th Feb 2002.
Ticket Price is 20.00 and includes Hot Buffet Dinner, Surprise Guest and
Music by ROUTE 66.
Smart Casual Dress code (obviously incorporating Black or Red)
For bookings contact:
Lorraine Murphy 086 8079596
Maria Mallon 087 7934246
- The Panto played last Weekend to great public acclaim and also great
crowds too. Well done to all involved in 'Beauty' - it really was a
fabulous show. Photos of the show have been posted - Go here.
- The part of Cervantes has been cast. We are delighted to announce that
Todd Brothers will be playing this challenging role. Well done Todd and the
best of luck!
- The cast for our next musical - Man of La Mancha - has been announced - go
here for details. Congratulations to all
who auditioned - every one of you is a winner! It promises to be a
great show!
- Some photos of the play have been posted. Have a look here.
- Audition night draws very near - next Tuesday, Nov 20th. The audition
pieces are on the site here. If you want
scripts - please contact Marie Murphy at: 6287828 or email Paul Cullen. Good luck to everyone!
- Our play, 'One for the Road', finished it's very successful run on
Saturday Nov 10th. It was very well received by the large crowds that
attended and a great laugh was had by all. Congratulations to the cast and
production team for a great production!
- Auditions dates for our musical, Man
of La Mancha, will be held on Tuesday, November
20th.
Audition pieces can be found here.
- Donagh and Maria announce their engagement! Way to go guys - a huge
CONGRATULATIONS from all the group.
- Audition details for the Panto have been posted - Go here
for details
- The play 'One for the Road' by Willy Russell has been cast - Go here
for details
- Audition details for this years play
'One for the Road' posted. After directing last years very successful Panto,
Carol Ryan will direct this, her first play. Good luck to her also.
- The pantomime this
season will be 'Beauty and the Beast'. Yvonne Ramsey will make her
directorial debut. Best of luck to her.
- White smoke! The show for the 2001/2002 season has been chosen - Man of La
Mancha. See this page for information.
- Karl Harpur wins the AIMS Award for Best Actor and Sinead McLoughlin wins
the Adjudicators Special Award. See the Cabaret
Page for more details.
- The AGM went off without a hitch and a committee was elected. Our new
committee is: Chairperson - Marie Murphy, Treasurer - Brid Anglin, Secretary
- Lorraine Murphy, PRO - Maria Mallon, Members - Carol Ryan, Paul Cullen,
Donal Noonan.
- KMDS have received 5 nominations in the AIMS awards scheme - See Cabaret
Page for more details.
We've also come 3rd place overall in the New Ross Choral Festival. A huge
congratulations to all involved - well done!
- The Annual General Meeting for KMDS will be held on Tuesday, June 12th at
8pm in St. Joseph's Hall.
Please make every effort to attend.
- The Video of Cabaret will be shown next Monday 14th of May at 9pm in
Corscaden's Hotel, Kilcock.
- Posted some photos of the Cabaret here - if
you have any photos, please send them to me for inclusion
- The show is over and it was a great success. Well done to all involved in
making this a show to remember.
- Tickets are booking out real fast - phone 6287767 to reserve yours.
- Only two rehearsals left to go and Cabaret is
nearly ready to be presented to the public. Good luck to all involved for a
great run next week.
- The first rehearsal for the Choral Festival in New Ross will be held on Thursday
8th March at 9pm in the hall.
- The lyrics for the songs in Cabaret are posted here.
- Application forms for the AIMS Weekend will be out at the end of February.
This year it's in Tralee. Those wishing to have a great weekend should
start saving, as a deposit of £50 will be needed with each application.
- Those wishing to order a Cabaret T-Shirt, fleece or cap - please contact
Carol at one of the rehearsals or email
her.
- The rehearsal schedule for Cabaret is now posted on the Cabaret
page.
- The first rehearsal for Cabaret will be on Monday January 29th at 9pm - a read through of the show.
- It was a great few days but all good things come to an end. Cinderella
played to packed houses and was a great success and great fun. Well done to all who were involved.
- Cinderella opened last night to a packed house that really enjoyed the
show. It looks good for
a successful run.
- The Panto is ready to kick off on Thursday January 10th. Good luck to all
for the run.
- White smoke at last - our cast for Cabaret
was announced on Tuesday 12th December.
Thank you to all who auditioned and congratulations to those who were cast.
It promises
to be a great show.
- Auditions were held on the 28th and 29th of November. Thank you to all who
attended. The final cast will be announced
on Tuesday December 12th and posted here on the 13th. Good Luck to all.
- Two of our members have become engaged to be married. Our congratulations
go out to Sharon and Kenny with a wish for a long and happy life together.
- We are off to see Cameron's 'West Side Story' on Saturday 18th November.
- Read the review
of 'Da' in the 'Leinster Leader' newspaper
- Audition Pieces for 'Cabaret' posted to the Cabaret
page.
- Da opened on Nov 1st to an appreciative audience. Runs 'til Saturday the
4th.
- See some photos of Da in rehearsal.
- Auditions for Cabaret will be held November 28th in St. Joseph's Hall, Kilcock at 7pm.
- Rehearsals are full steam ahead for our production of 'Da', to be staged November 1st - 4th
Web Changes
This is where we'll note major changes to our web site. If you've visited us
before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.
- Jan 2003 - Added page for Jack and the Beanstalk Photos
- Aug. 2002 - Added the show pages for the 2002 - 2003 season
- Panto Pics page created Jan 17th 2001. Go here
to view.
- Photos of the play page created 22nd
Nov 2001
- Sept - November 2001 - Miscellaneous changes to site - too many to list
:-)
- Aug 9th, 2001 - Added 'One
for the Road' and 'Beauty
and the Beast' pages.
- July 11th '01 - Added 'Man
of La Mancha' page.
- June 10th '01 - Changed html code to cause the photos on 'Cabaret
Pics' page to open in their own window when selected.
- May 29th '01 - Posted AIMS nominations.
- May 16th '01 - Added loads more photos of Cabaret to page
- May 3rd '01 - Created Cabaret Pics page and posted some photos of the
show.
- February 9th '01 - Changed over to a new - hopefully faster - hosting server.
- February '01 - Added two pages of the lyrics in Cabaret.
- Early Feb. '01 - Posted rehearsal schedule onto Cabaret page.
- January 15th - moved Cinderella page to Past Productions. Updated text on
some pages.
- January 12th '01 - fixed a link on the Cinderella Rehearsal page and did
some minor text changes.
- January 11th 2001 - Added photos of the Panto Dress
Rehearsal.
- December 20th - Added the Sound of Music
page along with some
photos of the show.
- November 17th - Added some photos
of Cinderella in rehearsal
- November 16th - Added a map on the index page, so people can find us (if
they want to).
- November 14th - Added 'Sleeping Beauty'
and 'Finian's Rainbow' pages along with
photos of the shows
- November 14th - Added photos from
'My Fair Lady'
- November 13th - Photos from 'Jesus Christ Superstar' added
- November 11th - 'Fiddler on the Roof' and 'Juno & the Paycock' pages
added
- November 10th - Cast added to the Cinderella page
- November 1st - Added photos of AIMS
2000 Weekend.
- October 31st - Rehearsal photos of Da posted.
- October 20th - Added Links Page
- October 19th - Added other pages and checked the spelling!!!
- October 18th - Added pages for Current and Past Productions.
- October 17th - Set up Site Feedback page
- October 16th 2000 - Site set up.
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