The audience was wowed by some of the best performances of the festival in a 'moments you may have missed' first half.
The night began with an outstanding performance by the pupils of the Pamela Cassells School Of Performance with their interpretation of the musical, 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' which won the company the award for Best Interperation of Musical Theatre and the best actor award for Shea Fox who played the lead..
This was followed by selected highlight performances of various poems and monologues.
The second half of the gala night was dedicated to the presentation of overall awards.
Photographer Tony Hendron went along to capture some of the atmosphere of the special evening.
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Pupils of the Pamela Cassells School Of Performance wowed the audience with their excerpts from the musical, 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'. PT08-238. Photo: TONY HENDRON
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Brother and sister, Kate and Luke Maginn pictured with their final night awards. PT08-257. Photo: TONY HENDRON
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Shea Fox who played the lead in the Pamela Cassells School Of Performance interperation of the musical, 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'. PT08-239. Photo: TONY HENDRON
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Shea Fox as Jamie on the final night of Portadown Speech Festival. PT08-240. Photo: TONY HENDRON