WLR are proud to be the media sponsors for this year's Waterford News and Star Green Room Awards, which celebrate the diversity, scale and quality of Waterford’s theatre and arts scene, both professional and amateur.
This year the awards, run by theatre critic Pat McEvoy, will move from the pages of the News and Star to the stage of The Theatre Royal with a special inaugural night in the people’s theatre on Sunday, February 2nd. This spectacular variety show by the crème de la crème of Waterford talent will honour those who make it not just alright on the night but send us home with soaring hearts and memories to treasure. Click here to purchase tickets for the night.
THE AWARDS
The inaugural Waterford News & Star Green Room Awards 2020 celebrate the diversity, scale and quality of Waterford’s theatre and arts scene – professional and amateur. During this glitzy event in the Theatre Royal, kicking off Awards Season, Pat McEvoy’s Green Room Award Winners will be revealed, alongside a highly entertaining variety show MC’d by Darren Skelton, putting Waterford talent in the spotlight.
Pat McEvoy has reviewed more than 100 shows and events, with these performances seen by thousands of Waterford people who have packed out the Theatre Royal, Garter Lane Theatre, Central Arts Theatre, and theatres in Dungarvan, Carrick-on-Suir, Portlaw and beyond. The awards encompass musicals, drama, comedy, choral, panto and much more, and all the roles therein. They are as much about community as they are about the arts, reflecting how deeply embedded amateur theatre and performance is in Waterford.
There are over 30 awards covering hundreds of performances and roles, with upwards of 140 nominees – including entire drama and musical theatre companies, and large scale performances.
VOTE
Have your say and take part in the public vote by clicking here. Vote closes at midnight, Thursday, January 30.
