Donegal Youth Musical Theatre - DYMT

21/01/2020

After three incredible years of theatre-making, and bringing professional opportunities to the North West, DYMT comes to the end of its final chapter. From our first production of Phantom of the Opera, to the war torn streets of our award-winning Jesus Christ Superstar and our 2019 revival of Oliver, along with our Masterclass Series and weekly Stage School Academy, I am very proud of everything that we have achieved and moreover, of all of our incredible students who embraced the intensity of the training with endless energy, passion and care, and who we’ve seen grow and excel both at home and now in the UK.

I would like to extend the most sincere thank you to all of our DYMT Creatives and Tutors - especially to our core team of Herta, Amy and Sinead - and indeed all of our technical teams, sponsors, DYMT families and An Grianan Theatre for all the love they poured into our company over the years. We have precious memories to remember for years to come.

However, when one book closes, another opens - and what an exciting adventure that’s going to be. From February 2020, Irish Youth Musical Theatre rolls out across the country, under the patronage of Irish Musical Theatre royalty, Colm Wilkinson, and in partnership with the Royal Irish Academy of Music. I hope that all of our incredible DYMT students will join us at IYMT - your new National Musical Theatre Training Company - and continue to fly the Donegal flag.

- Séimí Campbell (Artistic Director, Irish Youth Musical Theatre)

10/09/2019

WHO WILL BUY THIS WONDERFUL FEELING??

Now that the dust has settled and the post show blues have eased, we would like to congratulate our incredible 2019 National Company on creating such a powerful and impactful production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver. It has been such a pleasure to create this special piece of theatre together - a story that is very close to our own homes and hearts. Thank you to our wonderful cast for all of their endless enthusiasm, care and sensitivity in bringing our world of Oliver to life, to our Creative and Technical teams for their guiding hands, and to our five wonderful sold out audiences for supporting the next generation of Irish Musical Theatre artists.

Let us all continue to create authentic musical theatre experiences in Ireland and help, nourish and showcase the outstanding talent that exists on Irish shores.

We are now taking a break from our Junior Stage School Academy for the coming academic year, but have a number of very exciting masterclasses and projects to share with you very soon...

16/08/2019

11/08/2019

Who will buy this wonderful feeling?

With only to go until our National Youth Company present our contemporary revival of Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, we can proudly announce that our opening night is now SOLD OUT!! Limited tickets are available for the rest of the run. Tonight we introduce you to our Mr and Mrs Sowerberry, played by Georgianna Taylor and Colin Flynn; and our Bill Sikes and Bet, played by Conor White and Niamh Anna Doherty.

MRS SOWERBERRY - GEORGIANNA TATLOR

Training:

Talented Kids Performing Arts School, Dublin.

Music Theatre and Popular Singing Grade VII, Royal Irish Academy of Music.

Royal Academy of Dance Ballet Grade VII.

Theatre Includes:

West Side Story – Clarice (The O’Reilly Theatre)

Evita – Dance Captain (The O’Reilly Theatre)

Chicago – Showgirl (The O’Reilly Theatre)

Dance credits include:

Trinity Jazz Intervarsity Team (The National Stadium)

World Champion of Song and Dance (World Championships of Performing Arts, Los Angeles)

MR SOWERBERRY - COLIN FLYNN

Training: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York

Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin.

Theatre includes: Seymour – Little Shop of Horrors (Solstice Arts Centre); Joe Emmet – Michael

Collins: A Musical Drama (Draíocht); Cameo King – Robin Hood (Helix); Dr John

Seward -Dracula (Smock Alley); Motel – Fiddler on the Roof (Venue Theatre);

Gomez - The Addams Family (Trim Hall); Rod – Avenue Q (Solstice);

Thénardier – Les Misérables SE (Helix & Solstice); Gerald – Me and My Girl

(Solstice); Major General – Pirates of Penzance (Trim Hall); Magaldi – Evita (Trim

Hall); Herod – Jesus Christ Superstar (Solstice); Johnny Boyle – Juno and the

Paycock (Trim Hall & Solstice).

Television includes: Vikings - History Channel; CSÍ - RTÉ

Singing credits include: Encore! (Bord Gáis Energy Theatre); Celtic Nights (Celbridge Manor)

Director credits include: Honk! Jr (Solstice & Venue); Alice in Wonderland Jr (Solstice); Mary

Poppins Jr (Venue); Jack and the Beanstalk (Trim Hall); Seussical Jr

(Venue); Grease! (Dunboyne Community Centre)

Agent: Julian Benson Management

BILL SIKES - CONOR WHITE

Training:
- Stage Acting from the Institute of Technology Sligo (2015-2019)

- Acting and Vocals from the Cskonai Theatre, Debrecen, Hungary (2018)

- Unarmed Stage Combat from the Gaiety School of Acting and the Irish Dramatic Combat Academy (2017)

- Screen Acting Training from the Gaiety School of Acting (2017)

- Accepted into the Emil Dale Academy, London

Credits:
Chicago (Billy Flynn) (Hawkwell Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (Ciaphas) (An Grianán Theatre) The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Blue Raincoat Theatre) Widows Paradise (Alan Bradshaw) (The Hawkswell Theatre) The Addams Family (Lucas) (Boyle Musical Centre) Of Mice and Men (George) (IT Sligo Black Box) Mr. Puntila and his Man Matti (Matti) (IT Sligo Theatre Space)

TV Credits: Crimecall (RTÉ, Season 15, Episode 2)

Film Credits: Halal Daddy (Deadpan Pictures)

BET - NIAMH ANNA DOHERTY

Training:Donegal Youth Musical Theatre & Encore Performing Arts Academy

Theatre includes: Annie(Encore 2017) Jesus Christ Superstar(2018)

Book now on angrianan.com to avoid missing this newly crafted adaptation.

OLIVER!
An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny
13th - 17th August 2019

10/08/2019

With only to go until DYMT’s contemporary revival of Oliver! opens in An Grianan Theatre, we introduce you to our very own Nancy, played by Anna Gallagher; and Fagin, played by Cian Judd.

ANNA GALLAGHER

Theatre includes: The Sound of Music, The King and I and Annie (LMS); Children of the Dead End and Bugsy Malone, (LMDG); High School Musical (Encore PAA); The Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar (DYMT).

Television includes: RTE’s The Clinic.

CIAN JUDD

Theatre credits include; Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (An Grianan), Ché in Evita (The O'Reilly), Melchior in Spring Awakening (The Mill), Raoul in Phantom of the Opera (The Helix), Marius in Les Miserables (The Helix), Enjorlas in Les Miserables.

Both Anna and Cian are joined by the rest of our 2019 National Youth Company from all corners of the country for this modern restaging of Lionel Bart’s classic. With limited tickets still available, BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment on ANGRIANAN.COM !

OLIVER!
An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny,
13th - 17th August 2019

09/08/2019

CONSIDER YOURSELF AT HOME?

The West End comes to Donegal next week as DYMT’s 2019 National Youth Company bring their contemporary revival of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! to An Grianan Theatre from Tuesday 13th to Saturday 17th August. With only to go until Opening Night, we introduce you to our very own Artful Dodger, Sadbh Breathnach!

SADBH BREATHNACH

Theatre: RIAM High Achievers Awards Concert in 2017 and 2018, Donkey in Shrek (Encore).

Awards: Overall Student of the Year 2018/19 in Encore School of Performing Arts.

Music: Winner of Corn Phádraig Mac Niocail 2019. Winner in numerous competitions including Feis Dhoire, Scor na mBunscol and Réalt Uladh. Member of St Eunans Children’s Choir and Cór Ghaelscoil Adhamhnáin. Plays concertina, guitar and whistle.

Sadbh will join a select cast of Ireland’s finest young Musical Theatre performers in this year’s modern adaptation. With tickets selling out in advance of last year’s SOLD OUT run of Jesus Christ Superstar, BOOK NOW to secure your tickets for this ‘Glorious’ new production.

09/08/2019

Sneak peak of Oliver! LIVE on Highland Radio at 12:30pm!

08/08/2019

NEVER BEFORE HAS A BOY WANTED MORE!

With only to go until DYMT’s National Youth Company present Oliver! in An Grianan Theatre, we introduce you to our leading actor, Ethan Barron who plays the title role of Oliver in this contemporary revival of Lionel Bart’s West End hit musical.

ETHAN BARRON

Training prior to DYMT: Karen Murphy School of Speech, Drama and Communications, Blue Ribbon Arts and On Cue Performing Arts Academy, Letterkenny.

Theatre includes:
• May 2019: ‘Children’s Stage Group’ with North West Opera in Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ Balor Theatre, Ballybofey under musical director Ann Jennings
• June 2018: as ‘the mirror’ in Snow White, On Cue Performing Arts Academy, directed by Nora Kavanagh and musical director Trudy O’Donnell
• Dec 2017: ‘Finn’ in The Nutcracker - An Grianan Theatre, directed by choreographer Jessica Peoples of Zona Dance, Letterkenny
• June 2017: as ‘Oliver’ in Musically On Cue Oliver Adaptation directed by Nora Kavanagh and musical director Trudy O’Donnell
• Dec 2016 as ‘Michael Darling’, An Grianan Theatre production of Peter Pan, written and directed by Nora Kavanagh
Singing credits: YouTube duet hits with Caela Carr as ‘Wild Atlantic Wains’ both aged just 5. Song ‘Happy Harmony’ reached #9 in US Children's Chart - Feb. 2016, and more recently ‘friends’ released 2019

TV includes: With Blue Ribbon Arts Group selected to sing live for Ryan Tubridy's Late Late Toy Show unwrapped edition on RTE National Television 2015
Radio includes:
• Feb 2016: Live on Pat Kenny's Newstalk Show, performing Wild Atlantic Wains hit ‘Happy Harmony’.
• May 2016 & May 2019: Live on Highland Radio, performing ‘Angels Among Us‘ for Relay for Life Gospel Hour with Bri Carr Music

Join Ethan and all of this year’s company next week for one of the most anticipated productions of the year. Limited tickets available from angrianan.com

03/08/2019

What an incredible day’s Masterclass with the amazing Fra Fee to finish off this week’s Oliver rehearsals! Thanks to Fra for sharing his experience and expertise with our 2019 national company.

DYMT’S Contemporary revival of OLIVER!
An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny,
13th - 17th August 2019.

Book tickets now on ANGRIANAN.COM
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24/07/2019

Sending lots of good wishes to our 2019 National Company of Oliver as they start rehearsals this morning. With such an incredible cast from all corners of the country, working under our West End Creative Team, this year’s musical revival is certainly one not to be missed. Book your tickets today on angrianan.com