Qualifications and Experience    

Member of ADA and GODA

 

Involved with theatre for almost fifty years, Alan has a wealth of experience as an actor, singer, director and adjudicator. He is a member of The Association of Drama Adjudicators, Ireland and the Guild of Drama Adjudicators, UK, and has adjudicated more than thirty festivals in England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man, as well as the length and breadth of Ireland. 

 

Alan has acted and directed with Londonderry Amateur Operatic Society, Strabane Musical Society, St. Patrick’s Hall Theatre Group, Strabane, Portrush Music Society, Letterkenny Musical Society, Lurgan Operatic Society, Fortwilliam Music Society, The Ulster Operatic Company and Lisnagarvey Operatic Society in musicals from 1975-2002 playing leading roles or directing in shows from Camille in ‘Merry Widow’ (1975) to Fagin in ‘Oliver’ (2002). He has picked up many awards in his musical theatre career.

His drama career includes work with City of Derry Drama Club, Two Bridges Theatre Group and Lifford Players, gathering many awards along the way. As artistic director of Two Bridges Theatre Group, which he formed in 1997, he has directed many productions, including six festival plays, two of which reached the All Ireland Confined Finals as well as the AUDF One Act Final.

His most recent adjudications have been at the following festivals

• Orkney, Scotland

• Ballyshannon

• Goresbridge (one act)

• Newtownabbey

• Kildare.

At the moment he has no future bookings.

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Future Adjudications    

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Recent Adjudications    

 

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2021

Portadown Full Length Festival: 9-19 March

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2020

Newtownstewart Full Length Festival: 27 Feb - 7 March

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2019

City of Derry Full Length Festival: 1-9 March

Claremorris Drama and Fringe Festival, Ireland: 14-23 March

Scottish One Act Final: 25-27 April

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2018

South Leinster One Act, Gorey: 15-17 November

Isle of Man One Act Festival: 7-11 February 

Ballinamore Full Length Festival: 4-11 March

Western Division Youth Final, Scotland: 17 March

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2017

Ards One Act Festival: 2-4 November

Stewartry, Scotland

Welwyn Youth Festival

Bangor, N. Ireland

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