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News & Events
News 2021
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Summer Workshops 2021
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JULY 2021:
A FANTASTIC three weeks of SUMMER WORKSHOPS thanks to our hugely creative and hard working team at the BBSS. The challenges of planning and replanning continue but we’re still very much alive and well and keeping the show on the road. A wonderful 3 weeks in the great outdoors! Bravo! Huge thanks to Louise Bowden, Linzi Cowap, Robyn Hargadon Carla Purdue, our incredibly supportive parents and most importantly our fabulous BBKs. WATCH THE VIDEO > |
Get Down - Dance Track
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JULY 2021:
Huge congratulations to our fabulous past pupil DONNA BISSETT on her success with her dance track ‘GET DOWN’. It is now featuring on the Lifestyle sports commercial which airs nightly during ‘Love Island’. Watch video HERE > |
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TV Comedy Series
JULY 2021:
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS AND BREAK A LEG to our fantastic student JAKE FARMER who has been cast in a leading role for a new comedy series! The series will be filmed over the next 26 weeks on location in London, Belfast and Dublin. Jake starts filming mid July. |
'The Lighthouse' - Everyman Theatre, Cork
JUNE 2021:
Congratulations to our two fine actors FREDDY CORNALLY who will play young James Ramsey and DANIELLE O’NEILL who will play young Cam Ramsey in the voiceover section of the world premier of Virginia Wolfe’s ‘THE LIGHTHOUSE’. The production was video streamed on demand from the Everyman Theatre Cork on Friday 25th June to Sunday 27th June as part of the Cork midsummer festival. |
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Magical Leaders educational programme
JUNE 2021:
CONGRATULATIONS to our fabulous student ISABELLE BELLINTANI who was cast for some quite intense voiceover work for ‘Magical Leaders’, an exciting, innovative educational program for pupils in 5th and 6th Class, developed by Zeeko Education and sponsored by Enterprise Ireland. |
Garage TV
JUNE 2021:
Delighted to hear that our fabulous student Marley Peig will be performing on Garage TV on 12th June as part of Cruinniú na nÓg a national day of free creative activities for children and young people .. well done Marley Peig. |
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EMMY Nomination for Angela’s Christmas Wish
Huge CONGRATULATIONS to all at Brown Bag Films and our fabulous student BRENDAN MULLINS (who is the voice of ‘Pat’) on the double Emmy nomination for ‘Angela’s Christmas Wish’.
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Well done Disney Movie Disenchanted
JUNE 2021:
How amazing to have five of our fabulous past pupils feature as dancers in Disney’s DISENCHANTED currently filming in Ireland. What a fantastic gig! Huge congratulations CARL MAGUIRE, DANIEL ’CHEECH’ MAGUIRE, RUTH DEVINE, CHRISTEN MOONEY and GEORGINA DONOVAN. |
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The Day Henry Met the Moon
JUNE 2021:
CONGRATULATIONS to DARRAGH MALONE who won the best voiceover for 'The Day Henry Met the Moon' at the Nenagh Children’s Film Festival. Darragh is the voice of Henry in this hugely successful animation series from Wiggleywoo. Currently on air on RTÉjr, Nick Jr. UK, Australia and international, and in more than 177 countries! Ain’t no stoppin Darragh! |
A Mother’s Gift - Short Documentary by Cara Gaynor
MARCH 2021:
Huge congratulations to our past pupil CARA GAYNOR on her huge success with her documentary ‘A MOTHERS GIFT’. Cara who is a final year directing major at The National Film School IADT has won the Jury’s Special Award for BEST DOCUMENTARY at the Europe Film Festival U.K and BEST FEMALE STUDENT DIRECTOR at the New York Indie Shorts Awards. The documentary was screened at their online event from March 29th - April 7th. The documentary called ‘A MOTHERS’S GIFT’ was filmed in 2020 just before the first lockdown. “Three business women share the highs and lows of keeping a family tradition alive in modern day Dublin”. It features Billie Barry Stage School Director Lorraine Barry and junior and senior students of the school. |
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Mr. Malcolm’s List - Untitled Entertainment 2021
MARCH 2021:
Congratulations to our student KATIE FARMER who has been cast in this period drama being filmed in Ireland from March 2021. Katie is featuring alongside past pupils Carl Maguire, Ruth Devine and Cian O’Sullivan. |
Hazel Doupe
MARCH 2021:
Huge congratulations to our fabulous past pupil HAZEL DOUPE who has won the Aer Lingus Discovery Award at the Dublin International Film Festival for her performance in the title role for the short film ‘KATHLEEN WAS HERE’. See video link HERE > Hazel is currently featuring in the role of ‘Ingrid’ in the hugely successful RTÉ drama ‘Smother’ |
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BLUE - Film Festival, Riverbank Arts Centre
MARCH 2021:
Big congratulations- to our students Carly Kane, Saoirse Fitzsimons and Luke Freeman who feature in the short film Blue directed by Megan Devaney. Blue was screened as part of the Film Festival at the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge in March. |
Cartoon voiceovers
MARCH 2021:
How amazing !!! These two fabulous students Darragh Malone and Clodagh Kane have been working together on the hugely successful animation series MYA GO since 2012! The cartoon from Piranha Bar, directed by Alan Foley, features Darragh Malone in the role of Tommy Stop and Clodagh Kane in the roles of Sophie Play and Zoe Share. Originally both were cast in the pilot series in 2012. Clodagh’s voice from the original theme tune is still used today. They started recording series 1 in 2017 which had 104 episodes and they are currently recording series 2! Even during these uncertain and difficult times these two fine actors have been so lucky to keep working! Things are a little different as they go to the recording studio just one at a time with the director on Skype! Both Darragh and Clodagh have also featured prominently on other hugely successful animation series. Clodagh plays the voice of Nelly on the RTEjr and CBeebies series NELLY AND NORA while Darragh is the voice of Henry in THE DAY HENRY MET now in its 4th series and broadcast on RTÉ jr and to 178 countries on Nick jr! The two are best friends having shared so many great experiences together within the BBSS. They are amongst the nicest, hardworking, reliable and genuinely gorgeous students in the school! |
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