Thurles Musical Society to begin celebration of 75 years in showbiz with unmissable cabaret
75 Years Down Memory Lane will take place at the Premier Hall in Thurles this weekend
Thurles Musical Society will commence their 75th year celebrations with their much-anticipated cabaret, ‘75 Years Down Memory Lane’ this weekend.
Following the success of last year's cabaret, this will run for two nights in the Premier Hall, Thurles at 8pm on Friday October 3 and Saturday October 4.
It promises to be an occasion to remember, with a repertoire spanning the decades as they take you back through some of TMS’ greatest shows.
The event will serve as the perfect warm-up for the society as they prepare to commence rehearsals for their 2026 production;The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
This will be TMS’ first outing on stage since the very successful Hot Mikado in the Premier Hall back in March, garnering rave reviews and being nominated for Best Technical at the AIMS awards 2025.
This year’s production was a 25 year anniversary in its own right, having previously been staged in 2000, with some of the original cast members still treading the boards!
This was quickly followed by success at the New Ross Choral Festival, where TMS scooped top prize in the Mixed Choir event.
This year’s cabaret Director is Nina Scott, supported by Choreographer Siobhán King, with seventy members, past and present, taking to the stage under the baton of Musical Director Mary Rose McNally.
Some of their well known soloists will take you on a journey down memory lane, as they reprise past performances from memorable shows such as Chess, Ragtime, Brigadoon, The Pajama Game, and many more.
TMS have also promised a sneak peak at their upcoming production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Their MC for the evenings will be Mary Butler, who will guide you through the musical archives, and might recount some of her own memories of TMS through the years.
Tickets cost €15, and can be purchased from TMS members or at Bookworm bookshop on Liberty Square in Thurles.
They can also be purchased at the door of the Premier Hall on the nights of each performance.
Founded in 1950, Thurles Musical Society have been producing high quality shows for over seven decades, and hold the proud distinction of staging a major production in each year of their existence, with the exception of 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Recents shows include Big Fish and Made in Dagenham.