After performing ‘Once Upon a Crime’, their sell-out production written by Tia and Ashlee Carrigan, over six nights the cast of 30 knew 2014 would be their most successful year yet.

Fellow BAT, Claudia Carrigan, said the performance was about Prince Charming making his journey through different fairytales to find his Cinderella.

“The show sold out in five hours. We had someone say it was harder to get tickets to a BATS show than it was to get ticket to a Rolling Stones 

concert,” she said.

The generous donation was spread across a number of organisations throughout the region including the Boomi and Garah schools, Boomi’s mobile preschool, sporting clubs, Rural Flying Doctors, Talwood’s first response team, the Goondiwindi and Moree retirement homes and more.

 “We also set aside enough for the next production which will most likely be in 2016 and we set aside another amount for any emergencies that arise within the community over the next 18 months.” 

Mrs Carrigan confirmed the two script writers were already thinking of themes for the next production. 

“They start off pretty early to give us all time… Usually the scripts are written around those who we know will perform in the next production and then we adjust and add to the script when we get new people wanting to perform,” she said.

She said Dot Marquart and Bruce Carrigan were two performers who’d been a part of the cast almost since the beginning of BATS.

Mrs Carrigan payed recognition to the cast, new and old, for the hours they’d given to each production.

“Also I’d like to say a big thanks to the whole district including Moree and Goondiwindi, it seems to be an ongoing support and we couldn’t thank everyone enough,” she said.