Junior Musicals Break Quite A Few Legs

Their cup overfloweth… St Patrick’s Day Parade winners 2026

atest press release from Hannah at Junior Musicals Theatre School, issued on Wednesday, June 24th 2026…

Junior Musicals Theatre School have had an incredible year which concluded with their big end-of-year celebration show Dancing Queen at the Mermaid Theatre in May.

This was their second time back at the Mermaid after their hugely successful Christmas show Rockin Around The Christmas Tree.

The dream of performing on the Late Late Toy Show came true for senior student Isabelle O’Neil (12) back in December after successfully auditioning and performing on the show as a soloist and as part of a K-Pop tribute act.

Ironically, our choreographer & MC Keith Hanna – who we now call K Pop Keith – went on shortly afterwards to present and DJ for the K-Pop Forever World Tour, with many of our students getting to see him live in action at the 3 Arena.

We had four amazing vocalists from our senior class reach the quarter final in the Junior Eurovision audition stage performing live for TG4 in the Leinster heat.

In March we were delighted to win best overall group in the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Greystones after taking part for the first time. The impressive cup is currently making its rounds around various students homes!

Our Speech & Drama students all received 1st Class Honours in their recent exams with the Leinster School of Music & Drama, with multiple students receiving medals for achieving top marks.

With the unique opportunity for our students to perform in two shows on stage each academic year, both in December and May, there is huge scope for casting, performance and growth. We see students develop at a greater level and pace due to this double opportunity.

The well-known school also boasts an amazing choir with over 50 members and option to carry out Speech & Drama exams. Film, ad and voice-over opportunities often arise too, and in the past students have ranked up some amazing experiences!

“The talent at the school is exceptional at the moment,” says co-director Hannah Masterson. “We have so many amazing vocalists and performers who have grown with us, right from being tiny tots age 3. We now have many students studying performing Arts in London and some who are embarking on their careers in show business.

“They all say that Junior Musicals gave them the best foundation and inspiration, which is amazing to hear.”

Teenagers Listen Up!
Due to demand for the upper age range and so many returning students, both Greystones and Bray will be expanding in September.

Greystones will now have a seniors class for 11 to 13 years. Bray already has a seniors class for 12 to 13 years but will now also have a Youth Group for 14 to 17 years. Obviously Greystones teenagers are welcome to join this class too.

Rumour has it they might be planning a trip to London for senior students next spring.

Junior Musicals is the oldest established stage school in Wicklow, running for a whopping 35 years!

Registration for new students will take place in August. Open to age 3 to 17 years.

You can find out more about Junior Musicals Theatre School over on Instagram here, or get in touch on [email protected] or 0872900040.