West End House hosted the third annual Donie Courtney memorial showcase last week. The event was attended by Donie's wife Adeline O’Brien and his niece Jessica Courtney Leen, who is the Creative Director of West End House. Jessica recently announced her departure from the role after three years. Students from teen and adult acting classes took to the stage with excerpts from plays they have been working on for the past ten-week term. These included monologues and scenes from Donie Courtney's own Youth Theatre play. Jessica delivered a fond farewell message to everyone in attendance on the night sharing the importance of the showcase and what it represents. She said that Donie loved showcases, so they named it in his honour. She added: "The tutors at West End House are the backbone of what we do and who we are, but it is the students that are the heart of it. I'm so proud of every single person who comes through these doors to bravely take on a new creative challenge, whether for a dream or hobby or whatever else.”