St Mel’s Musical Society Longford will stage ‘Me and My Girl’ in 2025

Following their major triumphs with the fast-paced productions of ‘Footloose’ and ‘Legally Blonde’ in their comeback from the Covid pandemic, St Mel’s Musical Society is returning to a traditional show with the decision to stage ‘Me and My Girl’ in April 2025. .

With famous songs such as ‘Leaning on a Lamp-post’, ‘The Sun Has Got His Hat On’, ‘The Lambeth Walk’ and the show’s title track ‘Me and My Girl’, the Longford group will be working with the vast group. experienced director Peter Kennedy from Galway for the first time.

Kennedy, originally from Belfast, has just completed another term as one of the AIMS adjudicators and will be joined in the St Mel’s Musical Society production team next season by Longford maestro Fintan Farrelly, who returns to the role of musical director after several years of absence.

The new choreographer is Dylan O’Keeffe, a graduate of Cork School of Music with a degree in musical theatre.

Audition details will be announced in the coming weeks, and new members are welcome, whether you’re an experienced performer or a stage newbie!

To register your interest email [email protected]

Me and my girl is a musical with the music of Noel Gay and his original book and lyrics Douglas Furber and L Arthur Rose.

The story, set in the late 1930s, is about an unapologetic and unrefined Cockney. a gentleman named Bill Snibson, who learns that he is the 14th heir to the Earl of Hareford. The action takes place in Hampshireand in Mayfair and Lambeth in London.

Pictured celebrating being nominated for Best Choreography in the Gilbert Section for their superb production of ‘Legally Blonde’ (with choreographer Niamh O’Brien holding the runner-up trophy) are members of St Mel’s Musical Society who were among the 1,400 of attendees to 2024. AIMS Awards Gala Banquet at INEC Killarney last Saturday evening.

The award for Best Choreography was won by Maynooth University Musical Society for their production of ‘Cats’.