Fresh from their fabulously successful production ‘The Show Must Go On’ in December, Enniskillen Light Operatic (ELO) has announce that its 2022 show will be none other than Disney’s fantastic under-the-sea adventure, ‘The Little Mermaid’.

Based on the classic animated film, Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages.

With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken (‘Sister Act’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, and ‘Enchanted’), this fishy fable aims to capture Fermanagh’s heart with its irresistible songs, including ‘Under the Sea’, ‘Kiss the Girl’ and ‘Part of Your World’.

ELO’s award-nominated production team are joined this year by Moya Sweeney as Musical Director. A talented multi-instrumentalist from Trillick, Moya has recently wowed the musical theatre scene in Fermanagh, with MD credits for Fermanagh Musical Theatre’s ‘Curtains’, and ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ (2021) behind her.

Auditions

If you would like to join Ariel as she pursues the human Prince Eric in the world above and bargains with the evil sea witch, Ursula, or if you want to dance under the sea with Flounder the fish and Sebastian the crab, auditions will be held on Sunday, April 3 and Sunday, April 10.

Rehearsals will begin after summer on August 28, with a commitment to Sunday daytime, and Monday and Wednesday evenings required.

The production will run in the Ardhowen Theatre from November 24 to December 3. Anyone of secondary school age or older, as of September 2022, is welcome to audition.

ELO welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and with any level of experience in musical theatre. For further information and to apply for an audition pack, email eknlo@hotmail.co.uk