SHOWCHOIR COMPETITION Saturday 4th November This is our first time entering the Showchoir competition in The O’Reilly Theatre in Dublin. The competition is open to all Musical Theatre and Singing students who took part in the Lion King in the TLT Theatre last June for ages 8 and upwards. Spectators tickets are limited in numbers and are available at: – “As we approach just 6 weeks to go, we hope all groups are working hard to make their performance amazing! Tickets are on sale right now and are LIMITED! “ www.EclipseEntertainmentIreland.com/showchoirireland/ Our rehearsal schedule is as follows: – Wednesday 4th, 11th, 18th and...

CREW STUDENTS AND PARENTS The weekend of the Championships are nearly here and there are only a few rehearsals left and it is really important that there is full attendance at all rehearsals. All Trabolgan money needs to be paid now as Spectrum are looking for final payment. Please note rehearsal dates will be as follows (times per usual Thursday evenings) Thursday, 21st September 5pm to 9pm Sunday, 24th September 2pm to 4.30pm Monday, 25th September 6pm to 9pm Thursday, 28th September 6pm to 9pm Monday, 2nd October 6pm to 9pm Thursday, 5th October 6pm to 9pm Note there won’t...

All Dancers for Culture Night this Friday.. We will perform the full 9 minute version of Graces Muidne Eire piece, on Old Abbey Lane this Friday. This includes last years Junior Contemporary, Senior Contemporary and Lyrical Jazz classes. If you would like to wear jazz shoes as it will be outdoors that is fine. you can also wear a long sleeved white top, and convertible tights if you prefer. Rehearsal at 5pm, in the studios, performance at approximately 5.30pm. Entire performance will be finished by 6.30 at the latest.

New Vespers The Abbey of St Mary d’Urso (founded 1206) Old Abbey Lane Friday 22nd September 2017 from 5.30- 6.30 pm. Featuring: Kidkast, Old abbey Lane Muidne Éire A contemporary dance piece. Choreography by Grace English. Deus Meus (Trad Irish and Latin) by composer Michael Holohan. Sonata Singers, Director Siobhán Seberry 6 String Drum Electronic and Rock More musicians and Augustinians are to be announced !!!! This is Drogheda’s oldest monastic site as is known as ‘The Old Abbey’ or the ‘Hospital of St. Mary d’Urso’. The official name is however ‘The Abbey of St. Mary d’Urso’. It was founded...

What an amazing day Kidkast had at the VAD competition last Sunday in the Civic Theatre in Tallaght and a big thank you to Victoria from VAD for all her hard work. As always our students excelled and represented the school so well. We are so proud of everybody and the standard just keeps improving. A big thank you to all the supporters who joined us for the day too. Here are the results from the day. Chris Howick Crook age 12-14 Hip Hop /Commercial solo: First place Oisin Dunne age 12-14 Tap Solo: Second place Beth Murtagh age 18+...

Welcome to Old Abbey Dance Studios. The studios were purpose built 10 years ago by us and our facilities include 3 large studios with one Drama Room and a Coffee Shop with waiting area and The Dance Clothes Shop. We offer the only purpose-built facility for dance in the Northeast of the country and run classes in Dance / Acting / Singing and Musical Theatre for ages 3 and upwards. Tracey has been teaching dance and drama for nearly 30 years and is the co-founder of Kidkast, established in 1999. Kidkast has seen much change in its 18 years however...