COMMUNITY
FLASH MOB AT THE FAIRHILL SHOPPING CENTRE
After greasin' up our dance shoes, we headed to the Fairhill Shopping Centre to perform some of the classic numbers from 'Grease'. We all had an amazing time and are very thankful to all the people who came to support us! Go Rydell!
SPECIAL VIST FROM THE MAYOR
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Gerardine Mulvenna and Councillor John Hyland, visited the team at St. Louis Grammar School to meet the young people of Voiceworks and watch a brief rehearsal of their upcoming production of “Grease”.
SCHOOL TRIP TO GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Nothing beats live theatre! After Saturday Class, Voiceworks went on a trip to The Grand Opera House, Belfast to see "The Adams Family Musical". We all had an amazing afternoon and it was an amazing opportunity for our kids to experience live theatre!
SPECIAL VISIT FROM THE MAYOR
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Councillor Noel Williams, visited the team at St. Louis Grammar School to meet the young people of Voiceworks and watch a brief rehearsal of their upcoming production of “Footloose”.
SHOPPING CENTRE PERFORMANCES
Voiceworks have had many opportunities to perform at local shopping centres such as the Fairhill, Tower Centre and Meadowlane Shopping Centre. This provides rich experiences to perform in new locations with a wide variety of audiences. Most recently the cast of "Footloose" performed in The Fairhill Shopping Centre in August 2022.
SCHOOL TRIPS
The Voiceworks family love to spend time together, and what a better way than at the theatre. We have seen some great shows together including ‘Matilda’ at the MAC Theatre with our junior school and ‘West Side Story’ at the Grand Opera House,Belfast with our Senior School.
GALA PERFORMANCE IN BRAID ARTS CENTRE, BALLYMENA
After an outstanding performance at Ballymena Festival and achieving the highest overall marks, our junior group was invited to perform their 'Matilda' medley at the Ballymena Festival Gala Night later that month. What an amazing experience!
MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOPS LED BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
Whilst Covid-19 meant closure for our Saturday School and theatres around the world, we continued to create a fun, versaile learning experience for our kids including online workshops lead by West End industry professionals.
BBC RADIO ULSTER INTERVIEW
Jordan, our assistant Producer and Director had the great privilege to take part in an interview on BBC Radio Ulster to help promote Voiceworks Summer Production of West side Story. Joshua McIlhagga (Tony) and Calla Hughes (Maria) performed a stunning rendition of ‘Tonight’.
BALLYMENA BAND STAND PERFORMANCE
Cast and Chorus members from West Side Story took to Ballymena Band Stand to perform a melody of songs from the hit musical!
WEDDING PERFORMANCE
Voiceworks love a good wedding! We had the great privilege to perform at Jordan and Claire’s wedding; two of our loved staff members! This was a complete surprise for Jordan and the performance was a 10-minute montage of all musicals he either had performed in or directed!
SHOWTIME AT ST LOUIS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Our Ballymena Performing Arts School showcased their talent at ‘Showtime’ in the venue of St Louis Grammar School. The event included musicals such as: Aladdin, Waitress, Les Misérables and School of Rock!
Q RADIO PERFORMANCE
Some of the students from our performing arts school had the great opportunity to sing live on air thanks to Q Radio!
“ALL WRAPPED UP” CHRISTMAS SHOWTIME
Performed at the Seamus Heaney Theatre, our Ballymena Performing Arts School produced a wonderful Christmas showcase filled with Christmas musicals such as Elf and Frozen alongside traditional Christmas Carols.
SHOWTIME “A MUSICAL SPECTACULAR”
Our Ballymena and Magherafelt Performing Arts Schools worked in collaboration to produce ‘A Musical Spectacular’ at the Seamus Heaney Theatre. The Showtime included hit musicals: Wizard of Oz, Wicked, Matilda, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek and Blood Brothers.
ANNIE AT DOWNTOWN RADIO
To promote our production of Annie, Aoife Hughes (Annie) had the opportunity to perform live on Downtown Radio alongside our Artistic Director, Lesley Henry.
SUMMER SHOWTIME AT AN CARN THEATRE
Our Summer Showtime project was a week-long programme with the core aim of promoting acting, dancing and singing in the Mid and East Antrim Borough.