Plenty of Meath interest with local stars and families on the Late Late Toy Show
Hannah McNamara
There was much excitement among the talented Meath children who featured on the Late Late Toy Show with Patrick Kielty last Friday night.
Thirty-two children from Spotlight Stage School, which is based in St Mary's Community Centre, Navan took part in TV’s biggest night of the year. The children had the time of their lives opening the Late Late Toy Show for the 15th year last Friday.
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Performers on the Late Late Toy Show. Picture Andres Poveda Photo by Andres PovedaImage 2 of 3
Patrick Kielty pictured with performers during the opening of the 2023 Late Late Toy Show. Picture Andres Poveda / RTÉ̇ Photo by Andres PovedaImage 3 of 3
Patrick Kielty pictured with performers during the opening of the 2023 Late Late Toy Show. Picture Andres Poveda / RTÉ̇Boyerstown National School best friends Holly Rodgers, Lucy Dunne Christie and Kate Geraghty, also from Spotlight, performed Naughty from 'Matilda The Musical', which had a surprise visit from Alisha Weir the star of the Matilda Movie.
Anna Andrews from Duleek featured on the Toy Show as a toy demonstrator. The six-year-old left viewers in hysterics with her inability to stop jumping up and down with excitement.
The other big hit of the show was the appearance of Cian Darcy from Navan who played Elfis, the King of Rock & Roll. His moves gained high praise as he became a trending moment on social media over the weekend!
Stuart O’Connor of Spotlight Stage School, who is also the performance producer for the Late Late Toy Show said: “We worked very hard over the past few weeks on our opening. It’s obviously different this year, having worked with Ryan for the last 15 years, but Patrick brought the same energy and enthusiasm and was really up for it."
He added: “This year’s opening was something we have been talking about for a long time. It brought that bit of magic to the Toy Show, and while in the past we’ve had musicals or different themes, this brings it back to to basics and what it’s all about… with lots of surprises in there, too."