ELVIS SHOW IS A NO.1 HIT

STUDENTS from Coláiste Chill Mhantáin were afforded standing ovations over three nights as they performed the hit-musical ‘All Shook Up’.

The opening night was Thursday, with further productions on Friday and Saturday nights. A matinée for primary school pupils was also held in the school hall on Friday.

Most of the cast were playing parts in their first-ever musical, which made their excellent performances all that more impressive.

The Elvis Presley inspired show involves a love story inspired by William Shakespeare’s ‘ Twelfth Night’. David Mulvey took on the lead role of Chad, with Katie McAulay playing his love interest Natalie. In 1955, a guitar-playing young man named Chad stops by at a young mechanic named Natalie so she can repair his broken bike. However, Chad’s rebellious nature soon starts a chain of events in the small mid-Western American town.

The musical also featured a selection of Elvis Presley’s biggest hits. The productions featured a huge cast and thanks are also passed on to everyone involved in makeup, costumes and backstage.

Chad (David Mulvey) wakes up the citizens of a sleepy midwest town.

Katie McAulay as Natalie pining for David Mulvey’s character Chad. RIGHT: Pádraig Cahill as Dean and Eva Franey as Matilda.

Pádraig Cahill as Dean and Eve Gregory as Lorraine singing ‘It’s Now or Never’.

Aoife Collier as Sylvia.

Matthew Nolan as Denis.

Conor Hogan as Jim.