Helen celebrates ‘Being Alive’ in show business for 50 years

By Mary Dennehy

CELEBRATING 50 years in showbiz, Helen Jordan has over the decades encouraged many young people onto the stage – including Kodaline’s lead singer, Steven Garrigan.

Living in Old Bawn, Helen is a familiar face both locally and nationally, with the mother-of-two training hundreds of children and teenagers since her stage school opened 30 years ago - alongside being a respected professional figure on Ireland’s entertainment and stage scene.

Later this month, Helen is to bring the music of musical theatre director Stephen Sondheim to the stage of the Civic Theatre in Tallaght and despite a busy rehearsal schedule, Helen took some time out to speak with her local paper.