Musical Society

Best Society
Winner 2023/2024

Best Society Event
Winner 2023/2024 (2024 Full-Scale Musical 'Cats', 9th-13th April)

Best Video
Winner 2023/2024 (Mini Musical Festival 2023 - Act 1)

Best Poster
Winner 2023/2024 (Cats - Victoria)

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Awards Roll of Honour
2023/2024 MU Award: Best Society
2023/2024 MU Award: Best Society Event
2023/2024 MU Award: Best Video
2023/2024 MU Award: Best Poster
2021/2022 MU Award: Best Society
2021/2022 MU Award: Best Video
2021/2022 Board of Irish College Societies Award
2020/2021 MU Award: Best Poster
2020/2021 MU Award: Best Motivator
2019/2020 MU Award: Best Poster
2016/2017 MU Award: Best Video
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About Musical Society

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. 

Maynooth University Musical Society is also honored to be an approved ensemble for music students within the university. As a result, music students can earn academic credits for partaking in a sufficient number of Musical Society accredited workshops and/or productions throughout the year. Further and more precise details on this can be accessed through the 'Music Department'. 

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!!

Current Committee 12
Chairperson KATIE-MAI MOONEY
Productions Chairperson JOE KEANE
Secretary CAOIMHE MOORE
Treasurer CIAN MURRAY
Public Relations Officer (Design) ALISON KIERNAN WHELAN
Public Relations Officer (Media) BECKY CASLEY
Events Officer OISIN REYNOLDS
Ordinary Committee Member EABHA BRENNAN
Productions Liaison LYSANDER ELAMIN
Tech and Construction Officer AMBER-LILLY
Tech and Construction Officer TAYLOR PATRICK DENCH
Vice Treasurer/ Inters rep Laurence Bathe

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