Civic and Charity Award
Winner 2024/2025 (Awareness)
Best Poster
Winner 2024/2025 (The Rocky Horror Show - Main Poster)
Best Social Media Post
Winner 2024/2025 (“The Beautiful Game” intervarsities submission reel)
Best Large Society
2nd Place 2024/2025
Best Society Person
3rd Place 2024/2025 (Katie-Mai Mooney)
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! |
2024/2025 | Winner - Civic and Charity Award |
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2024/2025 | 2nd place - Best Large Society |
2024/2025 | Winner - Best Social Media Post |
2024/2025 | Winner - Best Poster |
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 Video |
2021/2022 | Winner - Best Society |
2021/2022 | Board of Irish College Societies Award |
2020/2021 | Winner - Best Motivator |
2020/2021 | Winner - Best Poster |
2019/2020 | Winner - Best Poster |
2016/2017 | Winner - Best Video |
Day | Mondays |
From | 18:00, to 22:00 |
Cost | FREE |
Max | 45 attendees |
Type | IN-PERSON Activity |
Monday will be the first of three days out of the week when we will rehearse for our 2025 full-scale productions of The Rocky Horror Show.
Day | Tuesdays |
From | 18:00, to 22:00 |
Cost | FREE |
Max | 45 attendees |
Type | IN-PERSON Activity |
Tuesday is the second of three days a week when we will rehearse for our 2025 full-scale production of The Rocky Horror Show.
We are Maynooth University Musical Society! Whether you have been performing onstage for years or you have never heard of musical theatre before, we have a place for you! Not all of our members sing and dance, we welcome members who want to be involved in every aspect of our productions both on and off stage.
We produce several musical theatre shows each year, ranging from competitive and full-length musical productions, to shows that are just for one! We have performed full length musicals such as 'Grease'. 'Rent', 'Spring Awakening', 'All Shook Up', 'Little Shop of Horrors', 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Into the Woods' and 'Cats'.
Our 2024 production of 'Cats' earned us 4 national awards at the Association of Irish Musical Societies Awards (AIMS), those being Best Choreography, Best Ensemble (Mungojerrie and Rumpleteaser), Best Chorus and 2nd Overall Best Show, as well as one additional nomination, Best Director (Gavin Murphy).
We also compete in the All Ireland Musical Theatre Intervarsities against other universities in Ireland. In 2021, our film adaptation of 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' won 6 awards including Best Overall Show at the All-Ireland Musical Theatre Intervarsity Competitions. In 2022, our production of 'The Prom' gained us a further 4 awards including Best Musical Number and 2nd Best Overall Show. Our 2023 submission of 'Legally Blonde' obtained an impressive 5 awards including Spirit of Inters, 2nd Best Overall Show and Best Performer (Colleen Doyle). In 2024, our cast and production team of 'Beetlejuice' took home an incredible 6 awards- 2nd Best Overall Show, Spirit of Inters, Best Direction, Best Storytelling, Best Number (That Beautiful Sound) and Best performer (Becky Casley). We are so proud to say that thanks to the extraordinary dedication and efforts from our production teams casts alike, MUMS have managed to obtain the most awards out of all the university societies at Intervarsities for the past 4 years.
Busy timetable? No need to commit to one of our productions, drop into one of our day-to-day events anytime. We run weekly events in the evenings and during the day for our commuting members! These events include open mics, quizzes, tea and chats, team building, film nights and production watch nights, trips away (and abroad), and dance, singing and acting workshops open to everyone. We cannot wait to welcome you to MUMS!!
Chairperson | KATIE-MAI MOONEY |
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Productions Chairperson | JOE KEANE |
Secretary | CAOIMHE MOORE |
Treasurer | SARAID HARTNETT |
Public Relations Officer (Design) | ALISON KIERNAN WHELAN |
Public Relations Officer (Media) | BECKY CASLEY |
Events Officer | OISIN REYNOLDS |
First Year Rep | JOHN ROBERT BRENNAN |
Inters Rep/ Vice Treasurer/ Vice Chairperson | CAOLÁN JAMES MORIARTY |
Ordinary Committee Member | EABHA BRENNAN |
Productions Liaison | LYSANDER ELAMIN |
Tech and Construction Officer | AMBER-LILLY |
Tech and Construction Officer | TAYLOR PATRICK DENCH |
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