Ladies Day sure to be a good night for all

Ruth McKinley has chosen ‘Ladies Day’ by Amanda Whittington to be the Gateway’s spring production. This will be staged in Portadown Town Hall, May 14th and 15th: and the Ardowen Theatre in Enniskillen 18th-19th June.

Work, love and life are one hard slog for the factory working foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. Their luck changes when Linda finds tickets to Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot in York. Out go the hairnets and overalls as the girls do themselves up and head for the races. As the day unfolds, the champagne flows, secrets spill out and their horses keep winning. By the last race, the girls are on course for a life-changing win.

This production has been cast and rehearsals are under way. Ticket details will be available at a later date.

Panto 2010

The final curtain came down on our 27th Pantomime on Saturday 30th January and a very successful three week run. The classic fairy tale ‘Sleeping Beauty was well received by everyone and plans are already underway for next year’s show. Congratulations to  director Millie O’Kasili,  producer Nigel Dawson and everyone else involved.

Sam Cree (1928-1980)

Sam Cree, is probably Northern Ireland’s most popular playwright, although no longer with us his comedies are guaranteed to ‘pack them in.’ The Gateway Theatre is regarded as some of the best exponents of his plays and a little known fact is that they did premier one of his plays, ‘Sink or Slim,’ something they are justly proud of. The above picture was taken when Sam visited the cast of ‘Sink or Slim.’

PHOTOS OF US ONLINE !

Panto 25th Anniversary

Originally uploaded by Gateway Theatre Portadown

Ideal for printing and placing on the mantlepiece to keep small children away from the fire, a selection of photos of our group is now available for your viewing pleasure via the not terribly subtle link on the right. Enjoy!