About Billie Barry Stage School
Highlights & Credits
Over the past 50 years the Billie Barry Kids have appeared consistently in productions in all of Ireland's leading theatres and in London's West End.
The School boasts an abundance of movie credits and major TV roles. The Billie Barry Kids have performed on most of RTE's home-produced light entertainment programmes. Our students are regularly cast in TV commercials, radio voice-overs, music videos, press launches and fashion photo shoots.
The children have featured in the annual Gaiety Christmas Panto since 1971. That's 48 consecutive pantos!!
The School boasts an abundance of movie credits and major TV roles. The Billie Barry Kids have performed on most of RTE's home-produced light entertainment programmes. Our students are regularly cast in TV commercials, radio voice-overs, music videos, press launches and fashion photo shoots.
The children have featured in the annual Gaiety Christmas Panto since 1971. That's 48 consecutive pantos!!
Theatre
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Credits
Television
& Radio
& Radio
Film
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Credits
Music Videos &
Vocal Recordings
Vocal Recordings
Commercials
& Promotions
& Promotions
Fashion
Shows
Shows
PAST
PUPILS
PUPILS
Theatre
Credits
Credits
Gaiety Theatre
Round Room @ The Mansion House
Celtic Woman Tour
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre-China
Tina’s Idea of Fun
Samuel Beckett Theatre
Carmen Disruption
Smock Alley Theatre
Miles Away Beside You
National Conference Centre
University Concert Hall- Limerick
Scam “The Musical”
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
Great Hall - Irish Museum of Modern Art - Dublin
Andrews Lane Theatre
The Mahony Hall
Musicala 6
Spotlight for Hospice
Christmas Celebration
Everyman Theatre
Cinderella
The Helix Theatre
Palace Theatre, London
Red Cow Morans Hotel
Theatre Royal Waterford
Cork Opera House
- 49 Gaiety Pantomimes from 1971 to 2020 including The Snow Queen, Rapunzel, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Aladdin, Mother Goose, Babes in the Woods, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sinbad, Robin Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Red Riding Hood, Robinson Crusoe.
- Gaiety Theatre, Dublin - Gaels of Laughter - A Tribute to Fred O'Donovan,
- Billie Barry Stage School Shows 1980 - 2017
- The Plough and the Stars
- June Rodgers Show
- Waiting for Godot
- Christmas Celebration
- Annie
- Gypsy
- Special tribute to the great Maureen Potter
- West Side Story
- 42nd Street
- Carousel
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Snow Queen
- The King and I
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Madame Butterfly
- Brighton Beach Memoirs
- A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
- Gaels of Laughter
- Copperface Jacks The Musical
- Once the Musical
- Annie
- I,Keano
- Rent
- Babes in the Wood
- Aladdin
- Cinderella
- Bottler and the Beanstalk
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Bugsy Malone
- The Adventures of Mr Toad
- The Sound of Music
- The Wizard of Oz
- The King and I
- Santa's Christmas Dream
- Christmas Celebration
- Oliver
- Wizard of Oz
- Annie
- Bugsy Malone
- Me and My Girl
- Disco Inferno
- Cue Saxaphone Quartet
- Billie Barry "Living Legend" Award
- "Any Dream Will Do" featuring the Billie Barry Stage School Choir with Tony Kenny
- Annual Christmas Concerts with the Dublin County Choir
- Music for Fun Concerts with the RTE Concert Orchestra
- Gala Concert in the presence of President Mary Robinson
- "Turendot"
- La Boheme
- Another Opening Another Show
- Concert for Temple Street Hospital
- Many Corporate Events
Round Room @ The Mansion House
- The Billie Barry Stage School 50th Anniversary Ball
- The Golden Era
- Winter Wonderland
Celtic Woman Tour
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre-China
- Waiting for Godot
- Waiting for Godot
- Waiting for Godot
- Angelas Ashes
- Big The Musical
- The Wedding Singer
- Oliver
- Cats
- The Saturdays
- White Christmas
- June Rodgers Show
- Laochra
- Take That Tour
- Peter Pan
- Les Miserables
- 42nd Street
- Annual Hallelujah Concerts
- Backed Westlife in Concert "I had a dream"
- Hallelujah Concerts
- Musicala
- Musicala 2
- Musicala 3
- Musicala 4
- Musicala 5
- A Christmas Carol
- The Snapper
- One for the Road
- Enemy of the People
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Jane Eyre
- Oliver
- Pride and Prejudice
- Anna Karenina
- Great Expectations
- The Risen people
- Ribbons
- The Plough and the Stars
- Alice in Funderland
- The Man who Came to Dinner
- Petty Sessions
Tina’s Idea of Fun
Samuel Beckett Theatre
Carmen Disruption
Smock Alley Theatre
Miles Away Beside You
National Conference Centre
- Daniel O’Donnell Christmas Special
- Queen Elizabeth 11 Visit to Ireland
- IFTA Awards
University Concert Hall- Limerick
- Cinderella
- Beauty and the Beast
Scam “The Musical”
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
- "Shipwrecked"
- "Shipwrecked"
- "Shipwrecked"
- "Shipwrecked"
Great Hall - Irish Museum of Modern Art - Dublin
- "Shipwrecked"
Andrews Lane Theatre
- Brighton Beach Memoirs
- Dinner With Friends
- Dodgems
- Cruel and Tender
The Mahony Hall
Musicala 6
Spotlight for Hospice
Christmas Celebration
Everyman Theatre
Cinderella
The Helix Theatre
- Musicala 6 - "Choirs on Fire Dance with Desire"
- Cabaret
- Beauty and the Beast
- Christmas Celebration
- "A Doll's House"
- June Rodgers Show
- "A Doll's House"
- Tina Turner The Musical
Palace Theatre, London
- Singin in the Rain
- Legally Blonde
- We will Rock You
- Annie
- Christmas Celebration
- Guys and Dolls
- Grease
- Stepping Out
Red Cow Morans Hotel
- June Rodgers Show
Theatre Royal Waterford
- June Rodgers Show
Cork Opera House
- Aladdin
- Annie
- Singin in the Rain
- June Rodgers Show
- Hairspray
- Grease
Television
& Radio
& Radio
RADIO
RTE Radio 1
Various commercials, voice-overs, press launches and photo-shoots including:
TELEVISON
RTE
RTE Jr
BBC
NHK Television, Japan
Virgin Media/TV 3
RTE Radio 1
- On the Street where she Lived - A Tribute to Billie Barry
Various commercials, voice-overs, press launches and photo-shoots including:
- Avonmore Super Milk
- Ikea
- Vodafone
TELEVISON
RTE
- Countless Late Late Toy Shows
- Late Late Fashion Awards
- Late Late Show
- IFTA Awards
- Don’t Forget the Bread
- Love Hate
- Fair City
- Miriam O’Callaghan Show
- Several Eurovision Song Contests up to 2019
- Billie's Babies - Documentary on the Billie Barry Stage School
- The Voice of Ireland
- Stardust
- Nationwide
- Fear - RTE2
- Roy Series 3 & 4
- Trivia Series 3
- The Clue Crew
- New Comedy Awards
- Punky
- Titanic
- Pump up my Dance
- The Hit
- Capital D
- Sing RTE 2
- Saving the Titanic
- Eleventh Hour
- Trivia-RTE
- Crimecall
- The Den RTE 2
- The Arts Factory
- The Savage Eye
- The Clinic
- Legend
- Rough Diamond
- Northanger Abbey
- Hollywood Trials
- Celebrity Jigs and Reels
- The Den
- Den TV News
- It's My Show
- Ice
- My Life's a Jungle
- The Adventures of David O'Doherty
- Show me the Money
- Documentary on the life of Lola Montez
- Drawing with Don
- Bandstand
- Undercover
- The Afternoon Show
- Sattitude
- The Big 40 Show
- Bull Island
- Open House
- Relative Strangers
- Let Me Entertain You
- Echo Island
- Finbar's Class
- Upwardly Mobile
- Mission Top Secret
- 12 to 1
- Lifelines
- The RTE Proms
- Foster and Allen Show
- Kenny Live
- Bibi Baskin Show
- Secrets
- Nighthawks
- Sunday Live at the Gaiety
- Sunday Live at the Olympia
- Jo-Maxi
- RTE Telethon
- Encore
- Tony Kenny's Dublin
- Reopening of the Gaiety Theatre
- SBB ina Shui
- The Derek David Show
- Live at 3
- Trom agus Eadrom
- Anything Goes
- Forthcoats
- Home for Christmas
- Joy to the World
- Susan McCann Special
- Pasadena Roof Orchestra Special
- The Twink Special
- The Brendan Grace Show
- The Billy Boyle Show
- The Live Mike
- The Tony Kenny Special
- Seoirse agus Bartley
RTE Jr
- Dancing with the Stars
- Donncha’s Too Talented
- Bright Sparks
- The Day Henry Met
- Abracadabra
- Mya Go
- Nelly & Nora
- Twigin
- Dig Den Diner
- Doe-Re-Mi
- How to do Everything
- Swipe TV
BBC
- Little Women
- Quirke –Elergy
- The Tudors
- Vikings Season 4, 5, 6
- Graham Norton Promo
- Nellie and Nora
- Roy Series 3 & 4
- Badly Drawn Roy
- Incredible Stories Studio Series
- Christmas Special School Around the Corner
NHK Television, Japan
- "Kohaku" Enya
Virgin Media/TV 3
- Dancing on Ice
- Red Rock
- Ireland’s Got Talent
- Ben’s Beginners Meals
- Tudors - 2009
- X Factor
- Tudors - 2008
- Ireland AM
- Christmas News
- Our School Run
- Ireland AM Fashion Shows
- Peter Pan
- Britian’s Got Talent
- Stepping Out
- The Big Reunion
- X Factor
- Cityline
Film
Credits
Credits
FILMS
- Blue
- Michael inside
- Angela’s Christmas
- Reel
- The Cellar Door
- The Man Who Invented Christmas
- Ernestine and Kit
- Mrs Browns Boys D'Movie
- The Participants
- The Food Guide to Love
- Jack and Ralph plan a Murder
- Portrait of a Zombie
- The Final Rambling
- Pentecost
- A Christmas Carol
- Within Lonliness
- New Boy
- Happy Ever Afters
- The Wild Bunch
- Brendan and the Secret of Kells
- Alexander
- Michael Collins
- Song for a Raggy Boy
- Evelyn
- The Veronica Guerin Story
- Ulysses 2002
- Garage
- Boy Eats Girl
- Ella Enchanted
- Bad Karma
- Growing Pains
- Nora
- The Sun Moon and Stars
- This is my Father
- Trojan
- Eddie
- Circle of Friends
- Scarlett
- An Awfully Big Adventure
- A Green Journey
- Joyriders
- The Courier
- The Fantasist
- The Country Girls
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste
- Purple Taxi
- Flight of the Doves
- The Red Baron
- Where's Jack
- The Lion in Winter
- Ulysses
Music Videos &
Vocal Recordings
Vocal Recordings
Music Videos
- Boyzone
- Westlife
- The Susan McCann Special
- The Furey Brothers
- Green Velvet
- Foster and Allen Special
- Declan Nearney
- Daniel O’Donnell
- Enya
- Westlife
- Brendan Grace
- Maureen Potter
- Susan Mc Cann
- Dickie Rock
- Red Hurley
- Tony Kenny
- Dublin City Ramblers
- Theresa Lowe
- Pete St John
- Glen Curtin - "Tears on the Telephone" for which Debbie O'Farrell received a Gold Disc
- Vocal Soundtrack for "A Troll in Central Park" for Don Bluth Entertainments
Commercials
& Promotions
& Promotions
Various commercials, voice-overs, press launches and photo-shoots including:
- Barnardos Big Toddle
- Zurich Home Insurance
- Bord Bia
- Specsavers
- Lollipop Day
- Prepay Power TV
- Cadbury Xfactor
- Smyths Toys Commercial 2016
- TV 3 Cookery Slot
- Drink Awareness Campaign
- Central Bank Rounding
- Aldi Christmas Commercial
- herfamily.ie
- Barnardos
- Tesco Promotion
- Bloom Festival 2015
- Top Oil
- Children’s Medical Research Foundation 50th Anniversary
- Aldi
- Simon Community
- Cadburys Egg N Spoon and Easter Egg Trail photo shoot
- Penneys Fashion Show 2014
- Cycle Planner App photo shoot
- Barnardos 2014
- Visit a Nursing Home photo shoot
- Specsavers
- Barnardos
- Penneys Fashion Show
- Keeling
- Boots Charity of the Year - Irish Cancer Society
- Glo-Health Launch
- Specsavers
- Superquinn
- Danone Activia
- No More Nappies Campaign
- Irish Asthma Society
- Helix Health Pharmacist Awards
- Danone
- Avonmore Peak Freshness
- Barnardos
- Donegal Catch
- Tell the Future- Story writing competition
- Penneys Fashion Show
- Leap Card
- Microsoft
- Mc Donald's
- Barnardos
- Bothar
- Vodafone
- Actimel
- Danone
- Dunnes Stores Christmas Commercial
- Irish Heart Foundation
- Santa Experience Croke Park
- Flahavans Porridge
- Tours at Croke Park
- Energia
- Sky Broadband
- Lidl Back to School Billboard Campaign
- Irish Life Healthcare
- Leap Card
- Delata Hotel Group
- Ikea
- Coillte
- Crimecall
- Halfords
- Superquinn
- Superquinn
- Failte Ireland
- Aviva
- Bothar
- Superquinn
- Three Mobile
- Barnardo's/Hibernian Aviva
- Superquinn
- National Tree Day 2009
- BT Young Scientist
- French Magazine Photo Shoot
- Knorr Soup
- Bothar's Golf with Stars
- Heatons Photo shoot - July 2009
- Tetra-Pak
- Vodafone Ireland Foundation and Irish Heart Foundation
- Hibernian Aviva Health Insurance
- Jonathan Swift Festival Launch
- Superquinn
- Tooth Fairy Ball 2008
- Persil
- The HSE - Underage Drinking
- Aer Lingus
- Londis
- Simon Community Fun Run
- Kelloggs Cornflakes
- Londis
- Road Safety Association
- Vodafone Promotion
- Heatons
- Bord Iascaigh Mhara
- I want a Garden promo
- Robinsons Fruit Shoot
- Triple Velvet
- 11850 free calls
- Bank of Ireland Customer Care Day
- Dairygold
- Meteor
- Avonmore Soup
- Trocaire
- Ulster Bank
- Eagle Star
- Vodafone
- 7-UP
- Supervalu Kids in Action
- Festival of the Wild Geese
- Bank of Ireland
- Superquinn
- Direct Holiday Brochure
- AIB
- Ecco Shoes
- Tooth Fairy Ball
- Rugby for Kids Launch
- Bloomsday Launch
- An Post
- O2
Fashion
Shows
Shows
Fashion Shows / Shows
- Mothercare
- Urban Decay
- Dunnes Stores
- Heatons
- Penneys
- Lifestyle
- Clerys
- Arnotts
- Pepe
- Mischief Malahide
- And many leading children's fashion outlets
PAST
PUPILS
PUPILS
Past Pupils
Jacinta Whyte
Brian McFadden
Samantha Mumba
Angeline Ball
Mikey Graham (Boyzone)
Louise Bowden
Susan Mc Fadden
Hilda Fay
Devon Murray
Lisa Lambe
Brenda Donoghue
Joe Conlan
Donal Shiels
Daryn Crosbie
Ruth-Anne Cunningham
Stuart O'Connor
Anthony Kirwan
Ciaran Connolly
Keith Hanna
David Whelan
Derek Moran
Fiona Fagan
Shane Creevy
Hannah Jay-Allen
Jennifer Buckley
Chris Newman
Neil Mc Donagh
Ryan O’Shaughnessy
Alex Anyaegbunam aka Rejjie Snow
Laura Bella Gilligan
Colm Tyrell
Neil O’Brien
Daniel Cheech Maguire
Tommy Tonge
Linzi Cowap
Asling Breen
Jennifer Healy
Thomas Spratt
Carl Maguire
Ruth Devine
Jenny Bowden
Donna Bissett
Zoe Talbot
Rhianna Binns
Christen Mooney
Cian O’Sullivan
So many of our past and senior students are currently pursuing successful careers in show business both in Ireland and the U.K. and the School is extremely proud of all of them.
Jacinta Whyte
Brian McFadden
Samantha Mumba
Angeline Ball
Mikey Graham (Boyzone)
Louise Bowden
Susan Mc Fadden
Hilda Fay
Devon Murray
Lisa Lambe
Brenda Donoghue
Joe Conlan
Donal Shiels
Daryn Crosbie
Ruth-Anne Cunningham
Stuart O'Connor
Anthony Kirwan
Ciaran Connolly
Keith Hanna
David Whelan
Derek Moran
Fiona Fagan
Shane Creevy
Hannah Jay-Allen
Jennifer Buckley
Chris Newman
Neil Mc Donagh
Ryan O’Shaughnessy
Alex Anyaegbunam aka Rejjie Snow
Laura Bella Gilligan
Colm Tyrell
Neil O’Brien
Daniel Cheech Maguire
Tommy Tonge
Linzi Cowap
Asling Breen
Jennifer Healy
Thomas Spratt
Carl Maguire
Ruth Devine
Jenny Bowden
Donna Bissett
Zoe Talbot
Rhianna Binns
Christen Mooney
Cian O’Sullivan
So many of our past and senior students are currently pursuing successful careers in show business both in Ireland and the U.K. and the School is extremely proud of all of them.