Winnie Briggs

Winnie BriggsWinnie has twice won the Northern Ireland Festival of Light Opera Award for Best Comedienne. She has also served as co-director with Ivan McKenna.

She has guested with many other societies including Ulster Operatic Company, the Golden Thread Theatre and First Act Musical Company.

One of her proudest claims to fame is her work in co-founding the Youth Group in 1993 which she has watched develop into a flourishing and successful group of young, enthusiastic performers.

Winnie was thrilled to return to the spotlight as Mrs. Harcourt in our 2005 production of Anything Goes, her first performance since she played Widow Corney in Oliver! in 2000.