Belfast Musical Festival of Music, Speech and Drama

20/01/2025

Closing date for Speech & Drama has been extended to 24th January!

16/01/2025

Wonderful to hear some drama schools have their entries in already.....

We are excited to be participating in Lagan Festival of Speech, Drama, Music & Art 🌟as well as Belfast Musical Festival 2025! 🎭

16/01/2025

Check out the details of our forthcoming Speech and Drama Festival!
Any queries or to request a syllabus please send a direct message with your email address.

20/10/2024

Gwyneth Murdock
It was with great sorrow that we learnt of the death of our friend, colleague and often mentor, Gwyneth Murdock on Thursday evening, 17th October.
Gwyneth was a shining beacon whose legacy will be seen in many places for a very long time – on the stage and screen through a multitude of students who, through her tutelage, care and encouragement, became professional actors but also through all of those who gained the ability and confidence to speak publicly required for a myriad of careers in both their public and private lives. Her advice, her listening ear, her support touched and changed so many.
The Belfast Musical Festival of Music, Speech and Drama is indebted to Gwyneth for her talent and the talent she nurtured in her students - children, youth and adults alike. We will remember the powerful productions she brought to festival, the monologues, duologues and acted scenes and we are much saddened by the fact that so many will not have the opportunity to learn from this fabulous teacher.
The colours of the world have faded at her passing. We send our most heartfelt sympathies to her daughters Ollie and Paddi, to her grandchildren and to all of her extended family. We will miss her greatly but feel privileged to have known her.

23/03/2024

Zoe, winner in Musical theatre aged 7-10
What a little star ✨

23/03/2024

Amelia, winner of the Musical theatre aged 11-14
Congratulations!

23/03/2024

Winner of The Philip Hinds cup and £150 bursary and the Hugh Murphy Cup for highest mark in the festival.

23/03/2024

Winner of The Drinkwater Cup for Most Promising Female voice

23/03/2024

Winner of The Froggatt Chalice for The most memorable performance of the festival

23/03/2024

Winner of the FA Haughton Cup
Most promising pianist at primary level

23/03/2024

Winner of the Ernest Brown cup
Most promising instrumentalist!

23/03/2024

Winner of the Dorothy Park Memorial Cup
Most promising pianist at secondary level

23/03/2024

Some of our wonderful final night prize winners!

23/03/2024

Congratulations Thomas, winner of Treble solo with performance of Mozart's Laudate Dominum and also boys solo age 12-13 singing A Gaelic Blessing by Rutter

23/03/2024

Winner of class D3 Violin solo
Congratulations!

23/03/2024

Great performance in Musical theatre aged 11-14! A fabulous performance of Naughty from Matilda!
Congratulations

23/03/2024

Another wonderful performance!
The John Johnson Cup won by Josh Gourley for Woodwind Grades 1/2

23/03/2024

Wonderful group of singers from Penrhyn!