Musical Society
Best Collab Event
2nd Place 2025/2026 (Féile Ardáin 2026)
Civic and Charity Award
3rd Place 2025/2026 (FUNDRAISING )
Best Poster
3rd Place 2025/2026 (Maynooth University Musical Society's Spring Awakening: Official Promotional Poster)
Best Social Media Post
3rd Place 2025/2026 (Meet the cast of “Spring Awakening”: First of our Ensemble series!)
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Musical Links
Musical FAQs
| What productions do you hold? |
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| Each year we hold 3 major productions. 1. Mini Musical Festival- Our Mini Musical Festival consists of 4 shows cut down to 20 minutes each and there are over 100 members involved! This takes place in semester 1. 2. Intervarsities- Intervarsities is one of the highlights of the MUMS calendar. We travel somewhere in the country to perform a 20 minute show in competition with our fellow college musical societies! 3. Full scale- this is our main show for the year. A full show taking place in second semester each year, and is by far the biggest production we host. The cast and production team work hard to put on a show towards the end of the semester and each year it promises to be a fantastic watch! |
| How do I sign up to audition for a production? |
| For each production the society holds, we upload audition slots on our MU Life page. Once on the page, you can book your slot! All audition materials will be released well in advance of the auditions so you can prepare! |
| Can I get involved in shows if I don't want to be on stage? |
| Yes! Each year we have multiple teams for our productions including front of house, backstage crew, props and costumes team, hair and makeup team and media team! We encourage all members to get involved in all areas of our shows! |
| Do I need to have musical theatre experience to join? |
| Absolutely not! Whether you have never been on stage or have been singing since you were 3, we offer opportunities for everyone that wants to get involved! We love to see new people coming into the society and learning new skills/ meeting new people! |
| What activities does the society offer? |
| MUMS have a wide range of activities that cater to all audiences! Outside of our productions, we hold weekly events such as open mics, quizzes and karaoke nights! We also hold weekly commuter events and workshops to make sure everyone can get involved! |
Awards Roll of Honour
| 2025/2026 | 2nd place - Best Collab Event |
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| 2025/2026 | 3rd place - Civic and Charity Award |
| 2025/2026 | 3rd place - Best Poster |
| 2025/2026 | 3rd place - Best Social Media Post |
| 2024/2025 | Winner - Civic and Charity Award |
| 2024/2025 | Winner - Best Poster |
| 2024/2025 | Winner - Best Social Media Post |
| 2024/2025 | 2nd place - Best Large Society |
| 2024/2025 | 3rd place - Best Society Person |
| 2023/2024 | Winner - Best Society |
| 2023/2024 | Winner - Best Society Event |
| 2023/2024 | Winner - Best Video |
| 2023/2024 | Winner - Best Poster |
| 2022/2023 | 3rd place - Best Society |
| 2021/2022 | Winner - Best Society |
| 2021/2022 | Winner - Best Video |
| 2021/2022 | Board of Irish College Societies Award |
| 2020/2021 | Winner - Best Poster |
| 2020/2021 | Winner - Best Motivator |
| 2019/2020 | Winner - Best Poster |
| 2016/2017 | Winner - Best Video |
Upcoming Events 4
Only logged in / active Musical Society members can book / attend these events
| no image | Speed Friending | ||||||
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Starts: Tue 22nd Sep at 19:30 |
Ends: at 21:30 |
Cost: FREE |
Max: 35 |
IN-PERSON Event |
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Location: Newtown Inn UpstairsFirst week of college means meeting approximately 700 new people and immediately forgetting 698 of their names, so we thought we would help. Speed Friending is our chance to bring new and returning MUMS members together for a very relaxed evening of chatting, laughing and getting to know the people you will probably be spending a suspicious amount of time with over the next year. Questions will be supplied for anyone nervous to get started, but any and all conversation is encouraged! Coming alone is completely normal and very much encouraged. In fact, that is kind of the point! We will make sure there are plenty of opportunities to meet people, so there will be no standing awkwardly in the corner pretending to send a very important text. Come along, meet some new faces and potentially find the people who will end up becoming your rehearsal buddies, karaoke partners and emotional support humans for the year. |
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| no image | Annual General Meeting Information Hour | ||||||
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Starts: Wed 23rd Sep at 18:00 |
Ends: at 19:00 |
Cost: FREE |
Max: 35 |
IN-PERSON Event |
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Location: John Hume L5Feeling ambitious in Week 1? Excellent. We like you already. We currently have three positions open for election on our 2026/27 MUMS Committee: • First Year Representative Our AGM Info Hour is your opportunity to find out what each position actually involves, chat to members of the committee and ask absolutely anything you want to know before deciding whether to throw your hat into the ring. There is zero pressure to run just because you attend. You can come along purely out of curiosity, hear about the roles and decide afterwards. On the other hand, you might walk in saying, "I am just here to listen," and walk out mentally preparing your speech. Either way, come and have a chat with us. |
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Starts: Wed 23rd Sep at 19:30 |
Ends: at 22:30 |
Cost: FREE |
Max: 50 |
IN-PERSON Event |
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Location: O'Neill's Beer GardenLadies, gentlemen and people who have been waiting all summer to dramatically sing a musical theatre ballad in public... Open Mic is BACK. Following our AGM Info Hour, we are heading straight to O’Neill’s for our first Open Mic Night of the year. This is your chance to sing your heart out, grab some friends for a group number, debut the song you have been practising in your bedroom for six months, or simply sit back with a drink and enjoy the performances. There is absolutely no pressure to perform. Come for one song, stay for the night, cheer embarrassingly loudly for your friends and soak up one of our favourite MUMS traditions. We cannot promise someone will perform a devastating eleven o'clock number like their life depends on it, but historically speaking, the odds are quite good. |
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Starts: Thu 24th Sep at 18:00 |
Ends: at 19:00 |
Cost: FREE |
Max: 50 |
IN-PERSON Event |
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Location: Small Sports HallTo finish off Freshers Week, we are handing you over to three fabulous members of our committee: Kelli Martin, our Ordinary Committee Member; Aaron Viera-Kelly, our Intervarsity Representative; and Niamh Cassidy, our Events Officer. They will be hosting our official MUMS Welcome Workshop and giving you a proper introduction to the society, what we do and all the ways you can get involved throughout the year. Expect icebreakers, games, plenty of opportunities to meet people and the inside scoop on everything MUMS has coming up. It is relaxed, low pressure and designed especially to help new members feel comfortable walking into their first MUMS event. And returning members, you are absolutely welcome too. Come meet the newbies, reunite with everyone after the summer and remind yourselves why you willingly devote so much of your free time to this society. By the end of the hour, you should hopefully know a few more names, have met some lovely people and have a much better idea of what you have gotten yourself into. |
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Speed Friending
| Starts | Tue 22nd Sep at 19:30 |
| Ends | at 21:30 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 35 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
Location: Newtown Inn Upstairs
First week of college means meeting approximately 700 new people and immediately forgetting 698 of their names, so we thought we would help.
Speed Friending is our chance to bring new and returning MUMS members together for a very relaxed evening of chatting, laughing and getting to know the people you will probably be spending a suspicious amount of time with over the next year.
Questions will be supplied for anyone nervous to get started, but any and all conversation is encouraged!
Coming alone is completely normal and very much encouraged. In fact, that is kind of the point! We will make sure there are plenty of opportunities to meet people, so there will be no standing awkwardly in the corner pretending to send a very important text.
Come along, meet some new faces and potentially find the people who will end up becoming your rehearsal buddies, karaoke partners and emotional support humans for the year.
Annual General Meeting Information Hour
| Starts | Wed 23rd Sep at 18:00 |
| Ends | at 19:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 35 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
Location: John Hume L5
Feeling ambitious in Week 1? Excellent. We like you already.
We currently have three positions open for election on our 2026/27 MUMS Committee:
• First Year Representative
• Treasurer
• Secretary
Our AGM Info Hour is your opportunity to find out what each position actually involves, chat to members of the committee and ask absolutely anything you want to know before deciding whether to throw your hat into the ring.
There is zero pressure to run just because you attend. You can come along purely out of curiosity, hear about the roles and decide afterwards. On the other hand, you might walk in saying, "I am just here to listen," and walk out mentally preparing your speech.
Either way, come and have a chat with us.
Open Mic Night
| Starts | Wed 23rd Sep at 19:30 |
| Ends | at 22:30 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 50 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
Location: O'Neill's Beer Garden
Ladies, gentlemen and people who have been waiting all summer to dramatically sing a musical theatre ballad in public... Open Mic is BACK.
Following our AGM Info Hour, we are heading straight to O’Neill’s for our first Open Mic Night of the year.
This is your chance to sing your heart out, grab some friends for a group number, debut the song you have been practising in your bedroom for six months, or simply sit back with a drink and enjoy the performances.
There is absolutely no pressure to perform. Come for one song, stay for the night, cheer embarrassingly loudly for your friends and soak up one of our favourite MUMS traditions.
We cannot promise someone will perform a devastating eleven o'clock number like their life depends on it, but historically speaking, the odds are quite good.
Welcome Workshop
| Starts | Thu 24th Sep at 18:00 |
| Ends | at 19:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 50 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
Location: Small Sports Hall
To finish off Freshers Week, we are handing you over to three fabulous members of our committee: Kelli Martin, our Ordinary Committee Member; Aaron Viera-Kelly, our Intervarsity Representative; and Niamh Cassidy, our Events Officer.
They will be hosting our official MUMS Welcome Workshop and giving you a proper introduction to the society, what we do and all the ways you can get involved throughout the year.
Expect icebreakers, games, plenty of opportunities to meet people and the inside scoop on everything MUMS has coming up. It is relaxed, low pressure and designed especially to help new members feel comfortable walking into their first MUMS event.
And returning members, you are absolutely welcome too. Come meet the newbies, reunite with everyone after the summer and remind yourselves why you willingly devote so much of your free time to this society.
By the end of the hour, you should hopefully know a few more names, have met some lovely people and have a much better idea of what you have gotten yourself into.
Promo Video
About Musical Society
We are Maynooth University Musical Society (MUMS)! Whether you’ve been performing on stage for years, prefer working behind the scenes, or have never stepped foot in a rehearsal room before, there is a place for you in MUMS!
Musical theatre is about so much more than singing and dancing, and so are we. Our members get involved in every aspect of bringing a production to life, from performing, directing and choreography to tech, construction, costumes, props, production and everything in between. Whether you want to be centre stage or wouldn’t be caught dead under a spotlight, we’d love to have you!
Throughout the year, we produce a range of musical theatre productions, from our Mini Musical Festival and Féile Ardáin production to our annual full-scale musical. Over the years, MUMS has brought shows such as Grease, Rent, All Shook Up, Little Shop of Horrors, Jesus Christ Superstar, Into the Woods, Cats, The Rocky Horror Show and Spring Awakeningto the Maynooth stage.
And we’ve had some pretty exciting years recently! Our 2024 production of Cats received four national awards at the Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) Awards: Best Choreography, Best Ensemble (Mungojerrie and Rumpleteaser), Best Chorus and 2nd Overall Best Show. The production also received a nomination for Best Director for Gavin Murphy.
Our 2025 full-scale production of The Rocky Horror Show continued that success, with Cian Murray winning the AIMS Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Riff Raff. Annie Bolger was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Magenta, while Seán Mac Mathúna was nominated for Best Comedian for his performance as Frank-N-Furter.
Most recently, our 2026 production of Spring Awakening saw Dayna Quinlan nominated for the AIMS Award for Best Actress for her performance as Wendla, another fantastic achievement for MUMS on the national stage!
For many years, one of the biggest highlights of the MUMS calendar was the All-Ireland Musical Theatre Intervarsity Competition, where university musical societies from across Ireland came together to compete and celebrate musical theatre.
MUMS built an incredible history at Intervarsities. Our productions of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2021), The Prom (2022), Legally Blonde (2023) and Beetlejuice (2024) brought home numerous awards, including Best Overall Show, Best Direction, Best Storytelling, Spirit of Inters, Best Musical Number and Best Performer.
In 2025, our production of The Beautiful Game had an unforgettable final year at Intervarsities, taking home Best Overall Show, Best Storytelling, Best Direction for Caoimhe Moore, Best Musical Direction for Katie-Mai Mooney and 3rd Best Performer for Caitlyn Carroll.
In 2026, a brand new competition, Féile Ardáin, was created to replace the traditional Intervarsity competition. Féile Ardáin introduced an exciting new format centred around creativity and original work, with university societies writing and submitting their own original musical theatre scripts.
For the inaugural Féile Ardáin, MUMS presented our original production Lady of Hecate. The production received the award for Best Visuals, while our Three Witches received a Special Recognition Award, making for an exciting start to this new chapter of university musical theatre.
Productions aren’t your thing? No problem! MUMS is just as much about the community we create off stage.
We run events every week throughout the academic year, both during the day for our commuting members and in the evenings. From open mics, karaoke and quizzes to workshops, movie nights, tea and chats, trips, socials and collaborations with other societies, there is always something happening. Our acting, singing and dance workshops are open to everyone, regardless of experience, so you can try something completely new or build on skills you already have.
Whether you want to perform, create, learn something new, meet new people or simply have a bit of craic between lectures, there’s a place for you in MUMS.
We can’t wait to welcome you!
Current Committee 11
| Chairperson | LAURA-ROSE KERR |
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| Treasurer | KATIE MC EVOY |
| Public Relations Officer (Design) | LENNY NDUNGU NYOIKE |
| Public Relations Officer (Media) | LARA MURPHY |
| Events Officer | NIAMH CASSIDY |
| Intervarsities Representative/Vice Treasurer | Aaron VIERA KELLY |
| Ordinary Committee Member | KELLI |
| Productions Chairperson/Vice Chairperson | JOHN ROBERT BRENNAN |
| Productions Liaison | DANNI LOUISE CORCORAN |
| Tech and Construction Officer | RORY WILLIAM CUMMINS |
| Tech and Construction Officer | ALEX KELLY |
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