Dear Members,

As the final notes ring out and we prepare to trade rehearsal rooms for sun loungers (or, let’s be honest, comfy couches), it’s time to pause and reflect on what an extraordinary year we’ve shared.

This year, we didn’t just perform—we performed with passion through four incredible shows: from the vibrant energy of our Mini Musical Festival, the heartfelt magic of Curtains Up, the fierce competition and camaraderie of Musical Theatre Intervarsities, to the unforgettable spectacle that was our full-scale production of The Rocky Horror Show. Each performance was a testament to your dedication, talent and endless enthusiasm. The countless hours of rehearsals, set building, script learning, costume fitting, and last-minute improvising — your hard work truly lit up every stage.

But our society is more than just shows. This year, we also brought the community together with inspiring workshops that sharpened skills and ignited creativity, quiz nights that tested our theatre trivia (and sometimes our competitive streaks), and lively karaoke sessions down at O'Neil's, where the only thing louder than the singing were the cheers and laughter. Those nights reminded us that this society isn’t just about performances — it’s about connection, friendship, and celebrating every voice, onstage and off.

So, as we step into summer, take a moment to appreciate everything you’ve contributed — the sweat, the sparkle, the teamwork, and the sheer joy. Whether you’ve been belting out solos, perfecting choreography, organising behind the scenes, or just showing up with your whole heart, you have made this year unforgettable.

Now, as the curtains close on this season, we hope you take this well-earned break to rest, recharge, and bask in the glow of all that you’ve accomplished.

But before you vanish into festival fields, internships, J1s or sun-soaked holidays – we've got a few final notes to share.

AGM Recap

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, threw their hats in the ring, and voted to elect our fantastic new committee — your voices truly helped shape the next exciting chapter of our society! The AGM was packed with good vibes, plenty of laughs, a few cheeky awards and of course, plenty of dancing in The Roost afterwards (because what’s an AGM without a little boogie?)

Without further ado, we are delighted to introduce our 2025/2026 committee:

Chairperson – Katie-Mai Mooney

Hey, my name is Katie-Mai (she/her) and I am a final year music and English student. I am so excited to be back as chairperson this year and can't wait for yous to see what we have in store. This year, I am most excited about meeting with our new members and welcoming back the usual suspects;) I cannot wait to see you all in September?

Productions Chairperson – Caoimhe Moore

Hi, my name is Caoimhe Moore (she/her) and I am going into my 4th year of Science Education. After my time as Secretary last year, I am so excited to get to see a whole new side of productions with a fabulous committee by my side this year as Productions Chairperson! This society, and the people within it, mean the world to me so I can’t wait to give back by doing my bit on committee!

Inters Rep/Vice Chair/Vice Treasurer – Annie Bolger

Hi, my name is Annie Bolger (she/her). I am currently heading into my second year of studying Law and Criminology in Maynooth. I am super thrilled to be a member of the MUMS committee 25/26. MUMS was simply the highlight of my first year in Maynooth and has gifted me so many incredible opportunities. My aim this year is to uphold the warm and welcoming nature of this society and I hope to sprinkle a bit of the MUMS magic on to new members of the society in the coming year.?

Secretary – Laura-Rose Kerr

Hi everyone! I’m Laura-Rose (she/her), a third-year Law (LLB) student, and I’m incredibly honoured to be your Secretary for MUMS this year. This society truly means the world to me — it’s been my home away from home, a place where I’ve laughed (a lot), grown in confidence and made friendships that I know will last a lifetime. MUMS has given me so much joy, support and unforgettable memories and I’m so excited to help give that same experience to others. I’ll be working hard behind the scenes to keep everything organised and flowing, and yes — I’ll be popping into your inbox each week with all the latest updates and exciting plans. I genuinely can’t wait to see what this year brings and I’m so thankful to be part of the magic once again. ??

Treasurer – Katie McEvoy

My name is Katie McEvoy (she/her), and I am this year's Treasurer. I am a 2nd Year Accounting and Finance student so I hope ye trust me with your money! I am really looking forward to making life-long friends on the 25/26 committee and working hard together to put on some amazing shows and to give all our members a year of craic agus ceol??

Events Officer – Alanna Pepper

Hiya everyone! My name is Alanna Pepper (she/her) and I am heading into my second year of Arts studying Music and Irish. I am delighted to be taking on the role of Events Officer for MUMS for the 2025/2026 year! A bit about me, I come from a small town in Cavan, I have been performing in shows since I was 4 years old and I have been with my current society for almost 4 years! I'm extremely chatty and loud so you will probably hear me before you see me! I'm so excited already for another wonderful year with MUMS. I have some events up my sleeve so stay tuned on our socials so you don't miss out on anything! Hope you all have a lovely summer and can't wait to see you all next year??

Tech & Construction Officer – Liam Folan

Hey everyone! My name is Liam Folan (he/him) and I am one of your Tech and Construction Officers this year in MUMS. I am a second year studying International Economics and MUMS played a huge role in my first year in Maynooth and I met some of the best and most welcoming people in my life through doing it, so I can't wait to get to work this year and help make it a year to remember for everybody!

Tech & Construction Officer – Caitlyn Carroll

Hiya all! My name is Caitlyn Carroll (she/her), and I am heading into my second year of my Bachelor’s in Music degree. I am absolutely thrilled to take on the roll of tech and construction officer for the 2025/2026 year! A wee bit about me - I come from a small village in Louth, I have been singing since I could talk and I have been performing on stage since I could remember! I’m never not talking, you’ll get used to hearing me before you see me! MUMS played a huge part in my first year in college and made it a truly special experience for me altogether. I am so excited for the year to come and hope to help make your year magical with MUMS ??

PRO Design – Lenny Nyoike

Hello! My name is Lenny Nyoike (he/him) — heading into my third year of LLB Law! I cannot wait to kick into full gear as your committee’s PR design officer. I’ve already got my creative juices flowing a bit with our Gay Icon of the Day series on Instagram for Pride, and its totally got me looking forward to what else I’m able to create as the year unfolds.There’s a lot of fun in what happens in MUMS and I’m just trying to give that to the people that can’t be in the room where it happens ?????

PRO Media – Scarlett McCormack

Hi, my name is Scarlett McCormack, she/her, and I am in my second year in Maynooth, studying Music and Irish. I'm beyond excited to be a part of the committee this year as it gives me more

reason to be around my gorgeous fellow MUMSians and build connections with societies and friends across the country??

OCM – Caoimhe Callan

Hi, my name is Caoimhe Callan (she/her). I am in second year arts studying English and music. Fun fact about me is I am left-handed and I'm so excited to be this year's OCM for MUMS, it's gonna be a great year and I cannot wait to get involved with everything planned for the next year?

Productions Liaison – Becky Casley

Hi guys! My name is Becky Casley and I am stepping into the role of Productions Liaison this year! I have just completed my undergraduate in Criminology and Psychological Studies and am awaiting graduation. I was fortunate enough to get a taste of my new role while on committee last year where I served as PRO Media. Designing vision boards and making props for The Rocky Horror Show allowed me to combine my love for makeup and art with musical theatre and I knew I had to do it again this year! I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to spend my 4th year with my MUMS family and I’m so excited to see the fresh faces who will maintain the MUMS spirit I’ve so deeply fallen in love with??

AIMS Nominations

We are beyond proud to shine a spotlight on our THREE (!!!) incredible AIMS Award nominees for their outstanding work in this year’s full-scale production of The Rocky Horror Show. These talented performers poured their hearts and souls into every rehearsal, every line and every note, bringing unforgettable energy and passion to the stage.

Seán MacMathúna nominated for Best Comedian Act:

Seán MacMathúna’s portrayal of Dr. Frank N. Furter was nothing short of electric — a perfect blend of charisma, wit and boldness that truly captured the spirit of this iconic role.

“His mesmerising presence dominated the show every time that he set a stilettoed foot on stage. He was daring, he was dynamic, and he was exceptionally funny.” - AIMS Adjudicator

Annie Bolger nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role:

Annie Bolger gave us a mesmerising Magenta, full of mystery and edge, her presence dominating scenes and musical numbers.

“Ms. Bolger was also a superb mover, standing out in all of the dance routines. She had a powerhouse vocal which was at its best in ‘The Time Warp’ and the fabulous ‘Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me.’” - AIMS Adjudicator

Cian Murray nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

Cian Murray’s Riff Raff kept us captivated by his eerie presence and flawless timing. A superb performance embodying the character – and those vocals!?!?

“Mr. Murray was perfectly unhinged as Frank-N-Furter's creepy minion, bringing a dark quirkiness to this role. His vocal work in ‘The Time Warp’ was excellent.” - AIMS Adjudicator

The full public adjudication can be found at: The Rocky Horror Show as presented by Maynooth University MS

AIMS WINNER!!

A massive congratulations to Cian Murray, who took home the AIMS Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his unforgettable performance as Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show! This recognition is so incredibly well-deserved. Cian poured everything into this role—bringing eerie brilliance, pitch-perfect vocals, and a captivating stage presence that left a lasting impression on everyone who saw the show. His dedication, talent, and commitment to the character were second to none. Congratulations, Cian — we couldn’t be prouder of you!

We hope everyone who traveled to Killarney for the awards weekend had a brilliant time celebrating talent, friendship and the magic that happens when theatre families come together.

To our nominees: you didn’t just perform — you transformed the stage, and we couldn’t be prouder.

Pride Month – All the Colours of Our Stage

June is Pride Month — a time to celebrate the beautiful spectrum of identities, experiences and expressions that make our world and our society so wonderfully vibrant. Here at MUMS, we want to shout loud and proud:

? Our society is — and always will be — a safe, welcoming and inclusive space where everyone can explore creativity, identity and self-expression without fear or judgment.

We know that the magic of theatre and music comes not just from the performances themselves, but from the diversity of voices and stories behind them. Whether you’re center stage shining bright, or working your magic quietly behind the scenes, your presence enriches us all.

Here, everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self — their quirks, their colours, their truth. We celebrate every voice, every story, every fierce and fabulous self that walks through our doors. This space is yours, a place where authenticity is not just accepted, but embraced and uplifted.

We stand united in recognising that true creativity thrives when people feel safe, seen, and supported. Pride Month reminds us of the ongoing journey toward equality, understanding and love — and we commit to continuing that journey together, every day of the year.

So, this month — and every month after — Be bold. Be kind. Be exactly who you are. And if the mood strikes, throw in a jazz hand or two. Because here, you belong. ??

Until We Meet Again…

As we close this chapter and step into the sunshine of summer, we want to say thank you — to every single one of you who has brought your talent, your passion and your spirit to our society this year. It’s your energy and dedication that make this community so special.

We can’t wait to see you back, ready to create, collaborate, and celebrate in the seasons ahead. Until then, stay safe, stay inspired, and keep shining in all your unique, brilliant ways.

The committee are working hard behind the scenes to plan and prepare for the upcoming year, and we are so excited to share it all with you in due course. Keep an eye on our socials for any updates and I’m sure you will all be hearing from me again soon!

Best Wishes,

Laura-Rose Kerr

Secretary

Maynooth University Musical Society ??

As the 2024/25 MUMS year comes to a close, we would like to say a huge thank you to all our members who joined us at events and productions throughout the year. 

We would also like to acknowledge the massive success that was our run of The Rocky Horror Show, so a huge congratulations to all involved, you should be very proud of yourselves, and a special mention to our production team of Shane Dornan, Mark Lehane, Louise Gilmore and Enda Keating for all the hard work and dedication you put in - Rocky wouldn’t have been the show it was without you!

In other news, the 24/25 committee attended the Clubs and Societies Ball two weeks ago where we won a total of five society wide awards - Civic and Charity Award (Curtains Up), Best Poster (The Rocky Horror Show Poster), Best Social Media Post (The Beautiful Game Reel), 3rd Best Society Person (Katie-Mai Mooney) and 2nd Place for Best Large Society. We were thrilled to take home these awards and to be recognised by the university for all our achievements throughout the year. 

At our Annual General Meeting last week, we said our final goodbyes to the MUMS committee of 24/25:

Katie-Mai Mooney (Day-to-Day Chairperson)

Joe Keane (Productions Chairperson)

Caolán Moriarty (Inters Rep/Vice Chair/Vice Treasurer)

Caoimhe Moore (Secretary)

Saraid Hartnett (Treasurer) 

Oisín Reynolds (Events Officer)

Alison Kiernan Whelan (PRO Design)

Becky Casley (PRO Media)

Amber-Lilly Dunne Maher (Tech and Construction Officer)

Taylor Dench (Tech and Construction Officer)

Lysander Elamin (Productions Liaison)

Éabha Brennan (OCM)

John Brennan (First Year Rep)

What a year we’ve had as a committee! We are so proud of what we achieved this year, and we wish the new committee the very best of luck with next year. 

Wishing you all the very best of luck with your exams and we cannot wait to see you all again in September. 

- Caoimhe 

As of today, we are exactly a week out from the opening night of our 2025 full-scale production of The Rocky Horror Show, which will take place from April 8th-12th 2025 in the Aula Maxima, and we couldn’t be more excited!

The Rocky Horror Show is a cult-classic musical that takes audiences on a wild and risqué journey through the bizarre and brilliant. When the newly engaged and hopelessly naïve Brad and Janet’s car breaks down on a stormy night, they stumble upon the eerie mansion of the enigmatic Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a sweet transvestite scientist with a penchant for the extravagant. Featuring unforgettable rock-and-roll numbers like “Time Warp” and “Sweet Transvestite”, Richard O’Brien’s quirky creation is a celebration of individuality, freedom and self-expression. With outrageous characters, electrifying energy and a touch of sci-fi madness, this show is a delightfully eccentric experience you’ll never forget!

This year’s production is nothing like what has been seen before in our society’s history and is being led by a highly skilled and talented production team. Direction by Shane Dornan, Musical Direction by Louise Gilmore, Choreography by Mark Lehane, Assistant Musical Direction and Orchestral Direction by Enda Keating and Co-Produced by Katie-Mai Mooney and Joe Keane. This production team, alongside their insanely talented cast, have been working endlessly to make this show something the audience will remember, and they would love to see you there!

Link to TicketSource: https://www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/ireland/aula-maxima/richard-o-brien-s-the-rocky-horror-show/e-vxykvx

We would love to welcome you to the Aula Maxima, and look forward to seeing you next week, when you….come up to the lab…

This weekend, the cast, production team and supporters of our 2025 Inter-varsity submission of The Beautiful Game travelled to Athlone to compete against eight other colleges from around Ireland, and what a weekend we had! Directed by Caoimhe Moore, Choreographed by Joe Keane, Musically Directed by Katie-Mai Mooney and Produced by Caolán Moriarty, alongside an incredible cast of 18 talented individuals. 

The Beautiful Game tells the story of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation and follows the fortune of a group of teenagers, all members of a local soccer team, and their friends. Set in Belfast 1969, our story begins with a team warmup, a team we follow throughout the show to see them through to the final. John, the team’s star player, shows enough promise to pursue a career as a professional footballer, dreaming of nothing more than girls and football. When he finds love with his girlfriend Mary, they become swept up in events that engulf their community and, as time passes, each has to decide whether or not to follow their hearts. Along the way we meet friends Ginger, Christine, Thomas and Lizzy, each of which has their own story to tell amidst a backdrop of love and war. 

Not only did the cast put on an outstanding performance, they also won five awards - the most out of any college in attendance! 3rd Best Performer for our superstar, Caitlyn Carroll, Best Direction, Best Musical Direction, Best Storytelling, and last but certainly not least, 1st Place Overall! We could not be prouder of what we achieved this weekend and for all the work that was put in to get this show on stage. 

A massive thank you from all at MUMS for your support and we hope you have a restful week off - we look forward to seeing you afterwards!

Grá mór <3

Hello everyone, 

I hope you are all keeping well and having a nice Christmas break! We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who got involved in MUMS in Semester 1, whether you were a part of a production or you attended workshops, we appreciate you! Here is your Semester 1 recap…

Our first event of the year was a Tea and Chats session on the 23rd of September 2024. Since then, we have held weekly accredited workshops on a Wednesday evening. We also held weekly Commuter Workshops on a Thursday. These workshops ranged from Music Education to Scriptwriting to Halloween Choreography and everything in between! We aim to accommodate everyone in these workshops and we hope you have enjoyed them this semester!

Alongside our weekly workshops, we held a number of other events throughout the semester. Open mics, quiz nights, tea and chats sessions, movie nights and info hours are just some of the events we’ve held so far this year! Five of these events were also collaborations. Our first collab of the year was a Dance Commuter Workshop with Oisín Reynolds (MUMS) and Jane Richardson (Dance Soc), then we had a Songwriting Workshop with John Brennan (MUMS) and Catherine Gallagher (Music Soc) and finally a Movie Night Collab with Disney Soc. Blizzard Bash was a collaborative event with MUMS, Drama Soc, DJ Soc and the MSU where we took part in a lipsync battle. And finally, our biggest collab of the year, our Musical Theatre Intervarsity Collab with MUMS, DCU Drama, UCD, Trinity and RSCI, where we all competed in a quiz night in WigWam, Dublin, followed by karaoke. All of these events were a great success and we can’t wait for more in semester 2!

Our first production of the year was our Mini Musical Festival 2024, which ran from Tuesday 26th November - Thursday 28th November, and was a sold out production! Included in the Mini Musical Festival 2024 were:

• & Juliet

Director/Choreographer - Oisín Reynolds

Musical Director - Katie-Mai Mooney

Producer - Joe Keane 

• Waitress

Director/Choreographer - Halle Cahill

Musical Director/ Assistant Director - Cian Murray 

Producer - Éabha Brennan 

• Hadestown 

Director/Choreographer - Alison Kiernan Whelan

Musical Director - Ali Herbert

Producer - Joe Keane 

• Cabaret 

Director/Choreographer - Mark Lehane 

Musical Director - Kate O’Gorman

Producer - Éabha Brennan 

As always, we were amazed by the talent of our members and we thank you all for making the Mini Musical Festival 2024 the success that it was! Also, our incredibly talented PRO Design, Alison Kiernan Whelan (@akw.media on Instagram), was hard at work throughout Minis, photographing each and every cast. All of these pictures have now been uploaded to our Facebook page (MU Musical Society), so go check them out!!

Our second production of the semester was Curtains Up. Curtains Up was a 1920s concert-style production in aid of MDI which took to the SU Venue stage on the 12th of December. Muscular Dystrophy Ireland (MDI) are a charity that provide support to children and adults living with neuromuscular conditions and their families, and we are so happy to say that we raised over 800 euro for MDI as a result of Curtains Up!

In addition to our productions and events this semester, we also held auditions for our two upcoming productions. From Monday 11th - Thursday 14th November we ran auditions for our Inters 2025 submission of The Beautiful Game. From Monday 2nd - Thursday 4th December we held auditions for our 2025 full-scale production of The Rocky Horror Show. Both of these shows are now fully cast and we cannot wait to see them come to life in Semester 2. 

What a jam packed semester! Thank you all again for your participation and involvement. We can’t wait to see you all soon for another hectic semester!

Hi everyone,

We hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to the week off for midterm. A massive thank you to everyone who has attended our events this month, and to those who have gotten started with Minis rehearsals as well! Here is your October recap of events and news….

Firstly, a quick rundown of this month’s events. In October we held three Wednesday Workshops with Brian Dalton, Mark Lehane and Joe Keane, three Commuter Workshops with Oisin Reynolds and Jane Richardson (Dance Soc Collab), John Brennan and Catherine Gallagher (Music Soc Collab), and Halle Cahill. Alongside these workshops we held a Movie Screening Night: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a Karaoke Roulette open mic night in O’Neill’s Bar, and finally a Halloween Quiz Night: Musical Theatre Intervarsity Collab with UCD, DCU, Trinity and RSCI! We hope you enjoyed all these events and are looking forward to more after the break!

Secondly, I would like to remind you all of the Minis Launch Night which will take place on the 4th of November in the SU Venue. This is a fabulous night for the casts of each show to get to meet each other and also for friends and family of the casts, along with other society members to get a sneak peak of each show!

Finally, our amazing First Year Rep John Brennan has made this month’s Spotify playlist, which I have linked down below, so get listening!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6pfiqgwgDDX4qy0bnUtg5Y?si=yK4FmEgpQbWNgvV7KVk8xQ&pi=e-VJFaE45QSKar

That is all our updates from this month, we hope you enjoyed! For now, enjoy the midterm break, and we look forward to seeing you soon :) 

Hi everyone, 

We hope you have settled into the new college year and are enjoying being back with MUMS. Thank you to everyone who has attended our events over the past few weeks, we have loved seeing you all! Here is your September recap of events and news….

Firstly, I would like to welcome our three new committee members, who were elected at our AGM on Wednesday 2nd October. Our First Year Rep is John Brennan, our Treasurer is Saraid Hartnett and our Inters Rep/Vice Chairperson/Vice Treasurer is Caolán Moriarty. We are so excited to welcome you to the team and we look forward to the year ahead!

Secondly, our Mini Musical Festival 2024 announcement. The four shows are:

• ‘Waitress’

Director/Choreographer - Halle Cahill

Musical Director/ Assistant Director - Cian Murray

Producer - Éabha Brennan 

• ‘& Juliet’

Director/Choreographer - Oisín Reynolds 

Musical Director - Katie-Mai Mooney

Producer - Joe Keane 

• ‘Hadestown’

Director/Choreographer - Alison Kiernan Whelan

Musical Director - Ali Herbert

Producer - Joe Keane

• ‘Cabaret’

Director/ Choreographer - Mark Lehane

Musical Director - Kate O’Gorman

Producer - Éabha Brennan

We hope you are as excited as we are to get going on these fabulous shows! Auditions will run next week from Monday 7th October - Thursday 10th October, and you can sign up now on MULife.

Thirdly, our special event announcement. MUMS will be hosting ‘Curtain’s Up’ in the SU Venue on December 12th 2024. ‘Curtain’s Up’ is a concert style production in aid of MDI. We will have more information on how to get involved very soon.

Fourthly, a quick run down of our recent events. Over the past two weeks we have held multiple events, including, two open mics, a quiz night, Tea and Chats, Minis 2023 watch night, an AGM Info Hour, two Wednesday workshops, two commuter workshops, and our AGM. We thank you for joining us at these events and know that we have many more in the works.

Finally, we know that many of you are asking about accreditation with the Music Department, and we will have all the information for you as soon as we can.

If you wish to go on this year’s London Trip but you haven’t paid your deposit and confirmed your place, please click the link below.

https://unilifeuk.com/my-trip/?code=maymus25

For now, have a fabulous weekend and see you all next week :) 

Hi MUMS,

A warm welcome to both new and returning members of MUMS! We hope you all had a fabulous summer and are looking forward to another exciting year. Thank you to everyone who came to our stall in the TSI this week, it was lovely to meet you all! The winner of our Orientation Week raffle is Ian Cross. We would ask you to get in contact with us regarding collecting your prize.

The committee has been hard at work throughout the summer planning for upcoming events and productions. Next week is full to the brim with events to get everyone settled in!

Firstly, we will begin with ‘Tea and Chats” on Monday 23rd September from 1pm-3pm in Rye Events Space. This is a great opportunity to talk to committee members and meet other members of the society, so be sure to call in for a cuppa!

Secondly, we will be hosting an Open Mic in O’Neill’s Bar on Main Street starting at 7pm on Tuesday 24th September. The theme for this year’s first open mic is ‘My Favourite Musical’. Make sure you don’t miss out on a night of gorgeous performances from the society’s favourite musicals!

Thirdly, we have our first accredited Wednesday Workshop of the year (more information on workshops being accredited with the Music Department will be available in the coming weeks)! Our very own Alison Kiernan Whelan and Taylor Dench will be hosting this ‘Welcome Workshop’ on the 25th of September from 6pm-7:15pm in Riverstown Hall. Be ready to act, sing, dance and meet new people! 

Also on Wednesday we are having a ‘Musical Theatre: Quiz Night’ in O’Neill’s Bar at 7:30pm. Be sure to call in and show off your musical theatre knowledge!

Finally, our last events of the week are our Commuter Workshops on Thursday 27th September - ‘Dance’ with Oisin Reynolds from 12-1pm and ‘Minis Audition Prep’ with Becky Casley from 1-2pm. Both of these workshops will take place in the Small Sports Hall in the Phoenix Building. What an incredible way to get involved if you are a commuting student, or even if you’re not!

All updates on these events and more will be posted on our Instagram page - mumusicalsoc

Now that I have mentioned all of next week’s events, some committee news. We currently have three open roles in our committee - First Year Rep, Treasurer and Inters Rep/Vice Chairperson/Vice Treasurer. All three of these positions will be elected at our AGM on Wednesday 2nd October. Being on committee is a great way to give back to the society so I would encourage you all to put yourself forward - we can’t wait to meet our three new members very soon. More information about what these roles entail and details about our AGM will be shared next week. 

Last but not least, our 2025 full scale production: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’! We are so so excited about getting started and we hope you are too! But, before we do, our incredibly talented director Shane Dornan needs your help - if you are interested in being on the Production Team of what is to be a phenomenal show, the applications are now open! Musical Director, Choreographer, Stage Manager and Front of House Manager are all up for grabs! If you wish to apply, please specify the position and provide relevant experience in your application. Send your application to rockyhorrormaynooth@gmail.com. Applications close on Friday 27th September. Best of luck!

Keep an eye out on our socials and emails in the coming days for details regarding our annual London trip!

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or queries. Enjoy your weekend and we hope to see you all next week :)

Hello again!

We are so excited to announce that our full scale show, which will take to the Aula Maxima stage from 8th-12th April 2025, is  The Rocky Horror Show! This will be MUMS 10th full-scale production, and what a special way to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary. We cannot wait to get started!

The director of this year's full scale is the incredibly talented MUMS alumni Shane Dornan, and our producers are the fabulous Joe Keane and Katie-Mai Mooney. While this team already promises a stellar showcase, the production team needs your help. Applications are now open for the following roles:

- Music Director

- Choreographer.

- Stage manager.

- Front of house manager.

To apply, simply email rockyhorrormaynooth@gmail.com, specifying the position you are interested in and relevant experience. These applications close on Friday 27th September. 

Finally, a reminder that the production team applications for the Mini Musical Festival 2024 are also open. To apply, simply email your idea for the show you wish to put forward along with your name, student number, year, position on production team you wish to fill and any relevant experience to mumsminis24@gmail.com. The deadline for these applications is the 19th of September. 

We hope this announcement has got the excitement going for starting back to college in September but until then, enjoy the rest of the summer and see you soon:)

Hello all!

After an incredible 2023/2024 season for MUMS, from our Mini Musical Festival which included '9 to 5', 'The SpongeBob Musical', 'Kinky Boots' and 'Six', our massively successful Intervarsities submission of 'Beetlejuice', and our 4 AIMS awards winning full scale production of 'Cats', the society has been busy!

The summer is no time to slow down for our new committee as we are already hard at work planning for another year at MUMS! Your new committee 24/25 consists of:

Katie-Mai Mooney (Chairperson)                                                                                                                                                              Joe Keane (Productions chairperson)                                                                                                                                          Caoimhe Moore (Secretary)                                                                                                                                                                  Cian Murray (Treasurer)                                                                                                                                                                            Lar Bathe (Inters rep/vice treasurer/ vice chair)                                                                                                                                  Alison Kiernan Whelan (PRO design)                                                                                                                                                  Becky Casley (PRO Media)                                                                                                                                                                Oisin Reynolds (Events officer)                                                                                                                                                            Amber-Lilly Dunne Maher (Tech and Construction officer)                                                                                                              Taylor Dench (Tech and Construction officer)                                                                                                                                Lysander Elamin (Productions Liaison)                                                                                                                                                Éabha Brennan (OCM)   

We are delighted to announce that production team applications for the Mini Musical Festival 2024 are now open! To apply, simply email your idea for the show you wish to put forward along with your name, student number, year, position you would like to fulfill on the production team and any relevant experience to mumsminis24@gmail.com. The deadline for these applications is the 19th of September. Being part of a minis production team is a great way to get involved in a show from another angle, so you do not want to miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Preparations for the Mini Musical Festival 2024, Intervarsities 2025 and full scale 2025 are currently ongoing, and we have some very exciting new events coming so keep an eye out! We are so excited for you to see all of our ideas come to life. 

This news article we be updated at the end of each month to ensure none of our lovely members miss a thing! Your new committee cannot wait to welcome both new and existing members in September. Until then, we hope you all enjoy your summer and we will see you all in September! :) 

We are so excited to announce that our full-scale production of Into the Woods will take place next week, Tuesday, 18th April to Friday, 2st of April. This is an exceptional performance worked on tirelessly by each cast member and most importantly our production team. 

Directed by Emma Thornton, Musically Directed by Ben Cully and Conducted by Celine Leong, this is something that the society has never displayed before. We would urge all of our members to purchase tickets as soon as possible. We promise you will not regret it. Availability is as follows: 

Tuesday - Limited availability 

Wednesday - Good availability 

Thursday - Good availability 

Friday - Sold Out 

We cannot wait to showcase this to everyone. We hope to see you all there !!!!

MUMS are proud to announce our recent success during our All Ireland Musical Theatre Intervaristy Competition. 

Taking place on the 25th of March in Queens University, the cast of Maynooths short production of Legally Blonde were successful in taking home several awards. This production was directed by Lar Bathe, Musically Directed by Louise Gilmore, Choreographed by Mark Lehane and Produced by Brandon Byrne. 

The evening saw MUMS be awarded the Second Best Overall Show, First in Direction, First in Storytelling, First in demonstrating the spirit of Inters and First in Best Performer with Colleen Doyle taking home the prize over every other performer for her role as Vivienne Kensington on the evening. 

This is an exceptional result for our society and we are so glad that all the hard work put in by each individual involved paid off. The bonds made throughout this production is what the society is all about, therefore, recognition for the dedication by each member is something that we are extremely grateful for. 

We are already looking forward to next year to see everyone again!!!!

Our Mini Musical Festival Tickets are now available to purchase!!

This festival is a three day showcase of four musicals condensed to approximately 20 minutes each, with all four shows perfromed each night. 

Tickets can be purchased via our linktree. This can be found in our Instagram bio @mumusicalsoc or by scanning the QR code on the poster attached.

The running order for thie show is as follows:

Newsies

High School Musical: Senior Year

[Intermission]

Rocky Horror Picture Show 

Chicago 

This event will run from Tuesday the 29th November to Thursday the 1st December in the MSU venue. Given the location, this event is strictly over 18's for both adults and student tickets. Id's will be checked at the door by staff and there will be no exceptions made. For students purchasing a ticket, you will be required to present a valid student ID on the evening of the show. 

The show will begin at approximately 8pm. 

We cannot wait to put on these shows for you and showcase the extraordinary talent and work that has gone in over the past few weeks by casts and production teams!!!

Maynooth University Musical Society present 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and we would love for you to attend!

'Jesus Christ Superstar' will run in the Main Sports Hall, Phoenix Building on North Campus from April 26th to 29th starting at 8pm each night. This is our first full scale musical since 2019 and we are so excited to be able to perform at the university again. Tickets are on sale now at the Eventbrite link below, with discount codes for groups of 10+ people. Get in touch with us for the discount codes and for any other queries you have.  

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/jesus-christ-superstar-tickets-318357745587

Can't wait to see you all there! 

Emily <3

We are absolutely thrilled to have won Best Society and Best Video at the Clubs and Socs Awards last month!! We went on to represent the college in these two categories at the National Societies Awards last week and won Best Promotional Video!! We want to say a huge thank you to all our members for all their help, participation and enthusiasm this year, we cannot wait to watch MUMS grow even more over the next few years.

-The MUMS Committee<3

There is so much more to musical theatre than just performing...

This week we hope to give you an insight into some of the behind the scenes roles that play a vital part in bringing any production to the stage!

First up on Monday evening on our Instagram stories we have the wonderful Anna telling you everything you need to know about being a musical director. Anna has been the MD for four productions since joining MUMS, including Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Heather's, Burlesque and The Prom. Anna will be able to answer all your questions on being an MD too!

On Tuesday morning on our Instagram stories we will have the fabulous Emma telling us the ins and outs of stage management, a vital role now that we are performing our productions again. Not only is Emma a talented stage manager but she has also won best director and choreographer at the Musical Theatre Intervarsities alongside our Productions chairperson Gavin. Emma will also be available to answer all your questions on stage management.

To round up our BTS week we have a 'How to Direct and Choreograph' workshop hosted by the ever talented Gavin, our two time award winning Inters director and winning Inters choreographer. This will take place in First Divinity Wednesday evening, the 6th of April, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and promises to be a super insightful and fun workshop!

We hope you all make the most of our BTS week and hopefully it will pique your interest in all the other fabulous jobs in musical theatre off stage.<3

We are so so proud of our members who took part in the Musical Theatre Intervarsities over the weekend in Thurles. We brought home four awards including

1. 2nd Best Overall Show
2. Best Director
3. 2nd Best Performer 
4. Best Chorus for a Musical Number.

We are over the moon and had the best weekend. Huge thank you to all the MUMS members who came down to support us too!

The Intervarsities count down is on!!

Wishing all the cast and production team of 'The Prom' the very very best of luck at Intervarsities this weekend in Thurles! We cannot wait to see all the shows and know that you will make us all super proud!

Tickets are still available at www.mti22.com for anyone who wishes to go down. It promises to be an amazing weekend!! <3

Less than two weeks to go until we perform The Prom at this year Musical Theatre Intervarsities in Thurles on March 19th. 

We would appreciate all support down at the Premier Hall in Thurles! This promises to be an incredible weekend with 8 colleges performing on the Saturday. 

Be sure to get your tickets at https://www.mti22.com/

Tickets for the show as well as weekend tickets which avails the user to participate in all the workshops, two meals, an MTI22 lanyard and stall tickets!

Any questions be sure to send us an email! We can't wait to see The Prom and all the other performances! 

See you all there <3

OPEN MICS ARE BACK!

We have another fabulous open mic this Monday, the 7th of March, in O'Neills bar from 6.30pm!

Can't wait to see you all there <3

We are super excited to have our auditions for Full Scale coming up! Please check our events on MULife and your emails for all details including all audition requirements. Can't wait to see you all there <3

You all asked, we listened?

Our society trip to the George is finally happening this Thursday, 10th of February! Please check your email for all details. Can’t wait to see you all there ?

Maynooth University Musical Society is now open for new and returning members!

To sign up, all you have to do is log in to MU Life with your student number and password, click Musical Society, and 'request membership', and don't forget to pay your 2 euro x 

Our final production of the year, the incredible 'Come From Away.'

You can watch this amazing piece on the YouTube link below, such an amazing virtual production by some of our incredibly talented MUMS members, definitely worth a watch!

We're all so proud of this cast and production team. Welcome to the Rock! <3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ59pormSgk

Hello everybody! 

We are delighted to announce our new committee who were elected at our AGM last Wednesday evening. Presenting the Maynooth University Musical Society Committee for 2021/2022:

• Chairperson - Gavin Murphy
• Secretary - Grace Nolan
• Treasurer - Harry Kingsland
• Vice Treasurer - Molly Hackett
• PRO Design - Rachel Leavey
• PRO Social Media - Colleen Doyle
• Tech and Construction Officers - David McDonnell and Lorna Heneghan
• Events Officer - Lar Bathe
• Productions Liaison - Loredana Marginean

We are so excited to welcome our new committee and we cannot wait to see all that they will accomplish next year!<3

EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE....

Huge HUGE congratulations to all our incredible MUMS members who played a part in this year's Intervarsities 2021 production of 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie!'

This super talented team won six awards on the night;

• Best Male Performance Winner
• Best Emsemble
• Best Choreography
• Best Direction
• Best Visual
• Best Overall Performance 1st

We are so proud of each and every one of our members who we involved with this production and we are blown away by their commitment, talent and what they managed to achieve in a difficult time like this! 

Huge congratulations from all the committee and all the members of MUMS!<3

You are all 'a little bit of glitter in the grey' to us ;)

If anyone would like to watch the fabulous intervarsities performances you can find all nine shows on the All-Ireland Musical Theatre Varsities 2021 YouTube channel!

Hello lovelies,

I hope you're all having a good week! As some of you may know each year the Students' Union picks a charity to partner with to be our charity of the year and this year it is MS Ireland. So we have decided to hold a MUMS Charity Week from the 22nd to the 25th of February where all the funds will go to MS Ireland. 

All events for the week will cost €2 and all money raised will go to MS Ireland. Our first event of the week will be next Monday the 22nd of February at 8pm, and will be a fabulous, fun quiz on Zoom. 

Our second event will be a Zoom dance workshop on Tuesday, the 23rd of February at 8pm. This workshop will be with our super talented chair person, and co-choreographer of the 2021 Inters production, Emma Thornton. This workshop will feature dances from the two most voted for shows on our Instagram poles last week, Kinky Boots and Hairspray!

Our third event of the week will be on Wednesday the 24th of February at 8pm and this will be an open mic on Zoom, so bring your snacks, drinks and join us in singing out our favourite tunes in a good old fashioned open mic just like as if we were in the SU. 

The final event to bring our charity week to a close will be our Masked Singer Masquerade Ball on Thursday the 25th of February at 7pm. We want you all to dress up in whatever fancy gear you want, and event a mask to keep in tune with the masquerade theme. On the night we will have our MUMS Masked Singer competition featuring some of your fellow MUMS members, and we might even have a premier or two of things we've been working on to show you...;) So be sure to dust off your fancy gear, bring your snacks, drinks and your party mood!

We hope you will all join us in force to help raise funds for this amazing charity and have a good week while doing so. Further details about Zoom links and how to pay etc. will be sent out in an email next week, they will also be available on out MULife page and on our socials so keep your eyes peeled. 

I hope you have a great week and I can't wait to see you all next week!

Emily <3

We are so happy to announce the amazing production team for our mini musical, Come From Away. 

Our talented production team is Dillon Corcoran, Aishling Gillen and Conor MacNamee. 

More details of the production will be out soon. <3

Hi everyone! We are so happy too announce that Come From Away is going to be our Mini Musical for second semester! We are so so excited for this production, whether it be in person or virtually. 

Details about the production and auditions will be out soon so keep your eyes peeled on your emails and our socials. <3

Hi everyone!

As you all know the fabulous show "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" has been announced as our Intervarsities production for 2021!

Our amazing production team have set up a Google Classroom with all the content needed to apply to be in the cast for Inters 2021. If you follow the link below and become a member you will have access to all the material. It contains all the information about audition requirements, videos of the dance segment and forms that you need to send back for your audition. This is also the place that you will upload all the audition requirements, almost like submitting an assignment on Moodle and only the production team will have access to this. 

The audition process will be completely virtually so take your time making your recordings and send off the material that you are most happy with. A dance and singing audition is required for this and then an acting audition will be arranged via Zoom in the final week in January. If you have any questions about Inters 2021 or the production just email jamieinters@gmail.com. 

The due date for all the content is Wednesday the 27th of January at 11.59pm. 

You can access the Google Classroom via this link:

https://classroom.google.com/c/MjUwOTQ2MzgyODEx?cjc=2syv3bj

Best of luck to everyone auditioning!

Emily x

Our fabulous production team for "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" has been announced! We have an amazing, talented trio: Emma Thornton and Gavin Murphy as directors/choreographers and Anna Bergin as the musical director.

All the information about casting will be released soon so keep your eyes peeled!

Hello everyone! We have very exciting news to announce... This year's Intervarsities entry for MUMS is "Everybody's Talking About Jamie."

Casting dates and the production team will be announced over the next few days so keep your eyes peeled! <3

Hi everyone!

We are so happy to announce we will be doing a Mini Musical Number seeing as we won't get to hold our Mini Musical Festival this year. Our number is "Summer Nights" from the musical Grease and our cast will be made up of first year students!

Hopefully we'll have many more mini musical numbers if this goes well and so many of you can get involved.

Keep an eye on your email and our socials for all the info!

Hi everyone! 

We are looking for applications for the production team, for director, musical director or choreographer for our Mini Musical Number, "Summer Nights" from Grease. If you would like to apply please send us an email with the role you wish to apply for and any relevant experience you have in that role. The deadline for applications is this Friday, December 4th, at 5pm.

Once we get our production team up and running we will be looking for applications for the cast. Hopefully we will get to do many more of these depending on the reaction to this one!

Keep an eye on our socials and your email for all the information. If you've any questions or queries don't be afraid to send us an email and we'll sort it out.

Have a great week!

Emily x

Hello gorgeous people!

We have an exciting week ahead! This week is MUMS Alumni Week, we have two more workshops and an Instagram Takeover this week all run by super talented MUMS Alumni. Keep an eye on your email, our socials and our MULife Events page for all the details. We hope to see you all there x

Hi everyone!

We have two more workshops for you this week! First up we have our fabulous chairperson Emma Thornton who is doing a dance workshop this Thursday, November 5th at 7pm via Zoom. And then we have the amazing duo of Eamonn Walsh and Ben Cully who are doing a singing workshop on Friday, November 6th at 6pm via Zoom. 

I will send out an email closer to the time with all the Zoom details, we hope to see all of your talented faces on Thursday and Friday!

Hi everyone!

Our virtual workshops are starting this week via Zoom, and we are so exciting to see everyone (virtually of course)! First up we have an acting workshop with the amazing Gavin on Tuesday October 21st, and then we have a dance workshop with the fabulous Aoife Cora on Wednesday the 22nd of October. Keep an eye on our MuLife events page and your email for full details and the Zoom links. 

These workshops are a great opportunity to meet other MUMS members, showcase your talents, learn new skills and of course to have fun! We can't wait to see all your gorgeous faces on Tuesday evening.

Welcome back everyone, new and old! We are so excited for the year ahead.

This coming Wednesday, September 30th 2020, we will be holding our AGM via Zoom at 7.30pm, where we will be electing a first year rep to the committee and also talking about our plans for the coming year. After the AGM we will have a musical quiz as a welcome back event, we will be mixing the teams so as everyone gets to know each other too!

We hope to see you all there. Keep an eye on our socials for further info and for the Zoom details.

See you all Wednesday!<3

Happy New Year guys from all of us at MUMS! ?

To start the year off perfectly, we have announced our full scale production team! Once again we would just like to congratulate them and wish them all the best in getting our full scale production of A Chorus Line together.

And now, down to business. As many may have noticed this year we have had huge turnout at auditions where it has taken much longer than expected to get through everyone. That is why this year the production team have put everything together so all those auditioning can be completely prepared before going in!

We're very proud to announce our production team for this years full scale , A CHORUS LINE! Congratulations to Gavin, Christopher, Ailbhe, and Louise on getting these prestigious roles. We have a talented and experienced team ready to start auditions the first week back in second semester. The Production Team has put forward an in depth list of role requirements which can be found below, so please take a read and figure out what part suits you best.

Due to the focus on dance sequences in Chorus Line, there will be a dance audition, currently scheduled for Wednesday 5th. Though not mandatory, your chances will be significantly reduced if you cannot attend. Apart from this standard auditions will run on the 5th and 6th of February. Please come ready to sing any song for your prepared role from the role breakdown below. A monologue script will be provided for you at the auditions.

This Wednesday come and visit us for a fun filled night of musical theater and drama tips as we collab with the fabulous drama soc! &pm sharp start so don't be last you won't want to miss out!

Our intervarsities entry for 2020 has been picked! DRUM ROLL PLEASE...... It's The Addams Family!

We are very excited to be back in intervarsities again this year, which will take place in Galway again this year for the second time in a row. The lovely Emma Thornton is your choreographer and the amazing Sarah Alley is your musical director and we are delighted to have them work on such a musical with us for intervarsities!

Auditions will be next week - stay tuned for rooms they will be going on in on the socials and on here and bring your dancing shoes!

Last Night we held our first open mic night - and the turn out was amazing! The talent within this society is spectacular and it showcases the spirit of musical theater and how this society can feel like a family. Many people got up to sing, and others just joined in with them which is just as amazing. We can't for the next open mic night to top this one!

This week our production team worked endlessly as we conducted our auditions for our Mini Musical showcase for the 19/20 academic year. After listening to over 105 auditions over the space of four days, the team had a very difficult decisions to make and discussions began on who would be cast as who and in what musical people would play a role in. Eventually, our production team made their decisions and our casts have been set for the Mini Musicals this year! Well done to everyone that auditioned and congratulations to those who received roles! 

On the 10th of October 2019, out very on Gavin Murphy conducted a welcome class to the society. In this event, Having introduced himself to old and new members, and had everyone moving from the get go with physical warm ups, a musical theatre people tend to do. Members took pat in brainteasers, improvisation and much more all while getting to know new people. Gavin's idea allowed members to introduce themselves to the society and got the ball rolling on our events for the year and allowing members to get to know each other in a fun and interesting way.