Shannon Musical Society took home two of the three awards they were nominated for at the Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) annual music theatre awards, which were held in Killarney at the weekend.

The society, which staged Legally Blonde this year, scooped the Spirit of AIMS award, the Jan Canavan Trophy, for the Delta Nu sextet as well as the Mary Kitt Trophy for Best House Management.

Commenting on the portrayal of the Delta Nus, the judges said the “the joint effort from the director, the choreographer and the stage manager saw six highly talented young performers not only act, sing and dance brilliantly as a team but their choreographed scene changes were a superbly original and creative feature of the show”.

Karen Barrett of the society was also nominated for the Mary Kelly Award, which is a special award for the great contribution a person has given to a society. There were 11 nominees in this award category and unfortunately Karen lost out on the overall award.

The society have recently announced that their show for next year will be 9 to 5 The Musical.

The Delta Nu Sextet celebrate their Spirit of AIMS’ special adjudicator’s award in the AIMS Gilbert Section. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Shannon Musical Society celebrate the Spirit of AIMS’ special adjudicator’s award. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Kathleen Browne, Shannon Musical Society receives the Best House Management Award Gilbert Section for their production of Legally Blonde from Colm Moules, President and Seamus Power, Vice-President at the AIMS (Association of Irish Musical Societies) annual music theatre awards in the INEC, Killarney at the weekend. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Colin McGann

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A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.