Its been a while since you have heard from us. Sooooooooorrrryyyyy!!!! So whats been happening? The AIMS nominations were unveiled... and we got 2!!! To put that in perspective the 'Ulster' has only had 1 in the last ten years!! Huge congrats to Heather and Victor (and fingers crossed for them for the big night at the Awards Ceremony!!) Last Friday we had a Calamity Jane get together which went with a bang... Special Thanks to the Professor for hosting the 'After Show' event. We hope his house was left in good condition... Speaking of the Professor... congrats are in order!!! He is playing the part of 'Ali Hakim' in Bangor Operatic Society's production of 'Oklahoma!' The Professor reckons it was his story telling in the Pub rather than his audition that landed him the part!!! We think he went for that role so that he didn't have to dance!! Also that night the BIG announcements regarding the future of the Ulster happened... So here is the plan: This Year.... Summer Show We are staging Little Shop of Horrors in Stranmillis College Theatre at the end of August. We have already had a pre-audition reheaarsal and we were absolutely delighted with the turnout. It was great to see some new people along too. Auditions are being held on Sunday in The Mount at 6.30 pm. All welcome! It is going to be a great fun show!! Next up is Panto. This year we are staging Aladdin. Going by our past 2 Panto's it will be great craic!! Next Year (2007) .... We are hoping to perform a series of Spring Concerts in Stranmillis College Theatre. This will not be your normal stand up and sing type of concert but will have lots of dance and lots of scope for people to perform their favourite musical numbers. Watch this space for more details! After that we are staging 'Fame - The Musical' in Stranmillis College Theatre in the Autumn. This will be quickly followed by our Xmas Pantomime... if we have any energy left!!!! The Following Year (2008) .... We are going for the 'BIG ONE'! We are going to the Grand Opera House, Belfast with 'West Side Story'. This will be a huge challenge but we believe that with the vibrant Company we now have and our strong Committee in the background we will be able to pull it off. We will once again be availing of the huge talents of Peter Kennedy and Wilson Shields as our Director/Choreographer and Musical Director. And Panto to follow??? If we can still stand up at that stage!!!! A lot of work indeed!!! But we will always have time for play and throughout it all we will be holding a series of social events. These have been great fun in the past and it is great to see members of the Committee coming up with new and innovative ways to be Social!!! We will keep you posted on this but we think you will all enjoy what we have planned!!! In the meantime it is back to getting on with organising a Show! The usual stuff will need to be sorted... set, costumes, sound, lights, advertising, programme, rehearsal schedule et al. A lot of work... but sure we love it! And so... the big event is coming up! The AIMS weekend. It is the 'Oscars' of Am-Dram in Killarney from 16th to 17th June. The Writing Team will be flying the flag for the 'Ulster' and is great that Victor is making the trip too. Unfortunately Heather had a prior engagement and cannot make it. She was soooo looking forward to going. Olive will be on hand too as she is on the AIMS Committee. They do a fantastic job all year round! It should be a great weekend!!! We will give you all the biz in our next post... if we can remember anything!!! AIMS weekends tend to be a bit mad and leave you with a hazy feeling afterwards!!!! Best Regards The Writing Team PS... We are still getting lots of hits on the diary (over 1000 per month) but the comments have dried up. Rach tried her best to get comments going again but very few replied. So come on... get the craic going again. PPS... Did you know that Manfred is in town? He is a friend of Alf!! Bet you can't guess who though!!!!

Die Zukunft fuer die Ulster Operatic Companie sieht vielversprechend aus.
Freunde, Ich bin Manfred, der kleine Bruder von Alf.
Falls ich nichts anderes in meinem Kalender habe kann es schon passieren, dass Ihr mich auf der Buehne dieses Jahr bewundern koennt. Ich habe gehoert, dass man in der Ulster so viel Spass haben kann und es waehre schade wenn Ihr mich verpassen wuerdest.
Bis dann werde ich natuerlich mein Team DEUTSCHLAND anfeuern um noch einmal den Weltmeister Titel nach Hause zu bringen.
Come on DEUTSCHLAND!!!!

Freundliche Gruesse von
Manfred

Hi Manfred buon a qui da voi ancora!!

È Frrancesco qui. o Frankie a voi! Il vostro cugino italiano.

Come siete stati? Mi sento che il Ulster sta facendo le cose grandi. È un pity che non posso fare l'esposizione di estate ma sono un po'occupato con questa cosa intera della tazza del mondo.

Sono parte posteriore giusta dalla ferita e dalla speranza avere un po'di un effetto. Se vengo a mancare misero allora forse farò il loro Panto seguente!!!

Nel frattempo
Ciao Bello
Francesco T

Hi Manfred Ronni aquí cómo téngale sido compañero?
Desea el tiempo ningún considera!! Yea que parece el Ulster es el equipo siguiente para mí. Se parecen dirigir hacia liga importante. No pienso la barrera linguística será un problema como oigo que tienen algunos individuos de Desertmartin en su equipo. Creo que su lengua es incluso más dura de entender que la mía! Conseguir esta cosa del verano para conseguir encima y entonces estoy esperando una transferencia libre al Ulster. Pienso que haría un gran Genie en Aladdin!
Deséeme la suerte para el torneo!
Ronni!

Hey Guys! Como é você!
Luis aqui!!
O tempo longo nenhum vê!!! Sim... Aladdin soa bom a mim.
O último contato que eu tive com o Ulster era quando o professor veio visitar. Procurava um acento soando extrangeiro para uma peça que auditioning para. Eu disse-lhe que que necessitou ir um leste mais adicional mas ele do bocado parece que começou a peça! Ocupado mordido neste momento com a coisa mas esperança do football vê-lo logo. Eu penso de que o lado ocidental deve ser rebatizado a história de Figo!
Eu amo essa mostra!!
Seu amigo como sempre
Luis F

My goodness Manfred!
We did not realise you had so many talented friends and family!!
They all seem to be quite busy this Summer!!
Can anyone shed any light on what they have said or what their involvement is over the Summer??
Answers please!!!!

This is a bit of a World Cup game!!

Get these right and we will come up with a harder challenge to keep you amused!!!

Best Regards
The Writing Team

ok...so ronnie is talkin bout desertmartin....lol!! so mayb sumthing bout paddy or mark....then sumthing about the genie in aladdin....hmmm....who will it be??! lol!! im not very good with languages...english is hard enough!!!!
Luis...also mentions professor!!!...sumthing bout auditons and the world cup!....nah i give up!!! xoxox

o by the way...marks house was left perfect after the party!!! paddy did an excellent job-cleanin!!! xox

Oh my god I have no idea what any of those comments are about!! Im so excited by all the plans for the next few years, Fame and Westside!! it sounds brilliant!!xx

hey peeps,soz i havent commented in a while!!! but jus read these comments and i havent got a clue wot they are tryin 2 tell me lol!!! i will jus go with what rach thinks coz she seems 2 kinda no wots goin on!!! neways,im so excitd bout doin lil shop,its goin 2 b so gud and da cast looks like a gud laff,so i cant wait!!! also,i cant wait 2 do fame,panto and west side in the opera house,it will be amazin lol!!!
neways,chat soon
luv me xxx

haha! relle...u sure u wana agree with me here!!! can u remember wot colour my hair is??....and wot i got in my GCSE spanish!! hahaha!!! not so good!!! xox

ahhhhhhh...im so bored!! is any1 out there?? i think i may b the biggest geek ever by being the onli one who has come to tech 2day!! hahaha!! there is no1 from my class buy me...not even my teacher!!! o dear!! wot yaz all at 2day??? xox