The Cecilian Society

🎊📚BACK TO THE 80’S POSTER UNLOCKED 📚🎊

We are so excited about this amazing poster, designed by Catriona Tollick, that is accompanying this fun-filled show!
If you'd like to be involved in this production that takes place in just ONE WEEKEND, make sure stop by the QMU venue on Thursday the 26th of September to attend our pre-rehearsal session and get auditioning. It’s gonna be a blast, see you there!! 🎶📚🎊⚡️

Interested in getting involved in Cecilians this year? Or just want some good fresher's fun? Pop by to either of our two fresher's events this week! We can't wait to meet you all💖

We are so thrilled to announce that our ‘24-25 weekend show will be….

⚡️Back To The 80’s!⚡️

Putting on this show will be an incredible production team, as follows:

Director: Olivia Maurer (she/her)

Assistant Director: Zoe Yeaman (she/her)

Musical Director: Abby Fabel (she/her)

Assistant Musical Director: Heather MacGregor (she/her)

Choreographer: Anna Bulloch (she/her)

Assistant Choreographer: Sydney Peters (she/her)

Tech Director: Fleur Smith (she/her)

Assistant Tech Director: Maeve Lippmann (she/her)

Lighting and Sound Designer: Nell Wallace Pawley (any pronouns)

Congratulations to this crew, we cannot wait to create this wonderful show! ❤️

Stay tuned for more announcements about our Main Show!!

🤍MEET THE ‘24-25 COMMITTEE🤍

We are so delighted to introduce you to the new faces behind our society for 2024-25.
We cannot wait to keep working on what is going to be an incredible year! 🥰

(Click on each committee member to learn a bit more about them!) 🩷

Hello all! We are beyond proud to announce the 2024-2025 Cecilian Society Committee 💓

Past President: Robyn Smith (she/her)
President: Tilly Bird (she/her)
Vice President: Natasha Cattley (she/her)
Secretary: Angelina Cochrane-Browne (she/her)
Treasurer: Amy Montgomery (she/her)

Company Manager: Sheridan Armour (she/her)
Fundraising Manager: Evie MacGillivray (she/her)
Media Manager: Brigid Pellicano (she/her)
Publicity Officer: Nell Wallace Pawley (any pronouns)
Social Convener: Abi Kelly (she/her)
Tech Liaison: Rachel Morrison (she/her)
University Affairs: Erin Frew (she/her)
Welfare and Membership Officer: Joe Liddall (he/him)

A huge congratulations to everyone, we cannot wait to get started on an incredible year! 🎉

The Cecilian Society Main Show Production of Sunshine on Leith performed at Platform Theatre Easterhouse on 13th-16th March 2024 ☀️

A selection of photos from our tech and dress run by Andrew Silvester 📸

The Cecilian Society Main Show Production of Sunshine on Leith performed at Platform Theatre Easterhouse on 13th-16th March 2024 ☀️

A selection of photos from our tech and dress run by Andrew Silvester 📸

✨MAHOOSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT!✨

We are thrilled to announce The Cecilian Society's summer show! The committee are proud to present... Glee: the musical🎵

Join us at Kelvingrove Bandstand this summer to see the UK premier of this FANTASTIC musical!!!

Starring 😍:

Rachel Berry - Moray McConnachie

Finn Hudson - Josh Archer

Quinn Fabrey - George Rodgers

Santana Lopez - Becky Campbell

Brittany S Pierce - Anna Bulloch

Noah Puckerman - Cara Whitelaw

Kurt Hummel - Sophie Gunnenberg

Burt Hummel - Angelina Cochrane Browne

Blaine Anderson - Bailey Camack

Will Schuester - Billy Turd

Emma Pilsbury - Olivia Coleman

Sue Sylvester - Thomas Mathieson

Get your show choir shoes on as we take you to Limo (Ohio)! Ticket info will be available at some point in the near future, we promise (🤞🏻)!

IT’S OPENING NIGHT 🥳

Tonight is the night!! We cannot wait to welcome you all to Platform Easterhouse for our first performance of Sunshine on Leith ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

There are still some tickets available for tonight, and very limited availability for the rest of the week, so make sure to buy yours asap if you haven’t already (https://platform-online.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873655110)🎟️

We have a tombola and programmes available every night which can be bought with cash AND card! Programmes are £3.50 and tombola is £1 for 3 tries BUT for £5 you can get a programme and 6 tries at the Tombola (what a deal) 😍

See you all at 7pm sharp to get sunny in Leith 💕

It's only 3 days until opening night and this photo perfectly represents how excited we are 🥹

Make sure to buy your tickets for the Cecilian Society’s production of Sunshine on Leith ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ticket link: https://platform-online.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873655110

Or, if you cannot make it to the show, why not buy a charity ticket? You would make our VP Tilly very happy! If interested please email [email protected] 💕

Huge thank you to Steph Wells for her photography and a massive thank you to The Aragon Bar for letting us take photos in their pub!

4 days until opening night!! We are proud to reveal George and Sophie as Rab and Jean, as well as Kaitlyn as Eilidh 🤭

Make sure to buy your tickets for the Cecilian Society’s production of Sunshine on Leith ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ticket link: https://platform-online.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873655110

Or, if you cannot make it to the show, why not buy a charity ticket? You would make our VP Tilly very happy! If interested please email [email protected] 💕

Huge thank you to Steph Wells for her photography and a massive thank you to The Aragon Bar for letting us take photos in their pub!

It is officially 5 days until opening night! We hope you're as excited as our cast 🤩

Make sure to buy your tickets for the Cecilian Society’s production of Sunshine on Leith ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ticket link: https://platform-online.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873655110

Or, if you cannot make it to the show, why not buy a charity ticket? You would make our VP Tilly very happy! If interested please email [email protected] 💕

Huge thank you to Steph Wells for her photography and a massive thank you to The Aragon Bar for letting us take photos in their pub!

☀️MEET THE SUNSHINE ON LEITH PT☀️

Michael Devine (he/him) - Director

Freshly graduated from Glasgow University, Michael couldn't resist returning to his favourite society as director of the Cecilian Society's Sunshine on Leith! In his last year, he's bittersweet about saying goodbye but delighted to have spent it directing such a brilliant group. Michael is incredibly proud to showcase the talented members of this production. Directing his first show has been a whirlwind of new creative experiences, but above all, he's been blown away by how the cast and crew have brought this heartwarming and heart-wrenching story to life!

☀️MEET THE SUNSHINE ON LEITH PT☀️

Natasha Brown (she/her) - Assistant Director

This is Natasha’s fifth year with the Cecilians and she is very excited to be the Assistant Director of this fantastic show!! After spending last year as Treasurer she has found a new way to get people to listen to her and speak with some air of authority. When she isn’t acting chaotic with her fellow ASSistants or rambling with chorus members she can be found being the resident (almost) Edinburgh-donian PT member. She is ecstatic that after her past five Cecilian shows needing an American accent she can finally embrace (and help others embrace) the Scottish accent. Balancing the show with her Masters degree has been hectic at points but she couldn’t be more proud of the work that her and her fellow PT members have done. She hopes you laugh, cry but most importantly enjoy Sunshine on Leith! ☀️

With only 6 days to go until our opening night, enjoy this action shot of Michael and Sydney as Ally and Liz ⚡️

Make sure to buy your tickets for the Cecilian Society’s production of Sunshine on Leith ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ticket link: https://platform-online.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873655110

Or, if you cannot make it to the show, why not buy a charity ticket? You would make our VP Tilly very happy! If interested please email [email protected] 💕

Huge thank you to Steph Wells for her photography and a massive thank you to The Aragon Bar for letting us take photos in their pub!

☀️MEET THE SUNSHINE ON LEITH PT☀️

Anne Hornman (she/her) - Musical Director

Anne is beyond excited to finish her Cecilians journey by being musical director for Sunshine on Leith. She’s the least scottish person ever (as a Dutch girl who grew up all over Europe) and many of the accents and quips in the show confuse her, but she loves the music and can’t wait to conduct the show! When she’s not with Cecilians you can find her conducting one of the many musical ensembles she leads, or locked in the library working away at her undergrad dissertation in music.

☀️MEET THE SUNSHINE ON LEITH PT☀️

Bee Regan (she/her) - Assistant Musical Director

Going into the Second year of her Cecilian experience having had the best time in Footloose and HSM, Bee really took the opportunity to get stuck in this year, taking on the roles of both Stech and Assistant MD! Having always loved Musical Theatre (throwback to her childhood watching Disney Channel Original Movies), she’s super grateful to Anne and the rest of the PT for giving her the opportunity to live out her childhood dreams of being like Kelsi from High School Musical (real ones know she’s the best character.) When she’s not learning music, causing chaos with her fellow assistants or running off to shed in the break, you might be able to spot her being stressed in the corner over various lab reports for her zoology degree! Bee would like to thank her boss Anne for putting up with her constant questions, her fellow ASSistants for always matching her chaotic energy, her friends for listening to her constant voice notes and of course the whole cast and crew for consistently slaying! Show week can’t come fast enough as she’s excited for chaotic bus rides to the theatre (we love the x19) and the inevitable cursed energy that very little sleep brings! See you in Leith!

☀️MEET THE SUNSHINE ON LEITH PT☀️

Anna Bulloch (she/her) - Choreographer

Anna has been in Cecilians since their iconic Zoom year and she thought what better way to finish off her time with the society than to choreograph Sunshine on Leith. Despite being a Geordie, Anna has fully embraced the Scottishness of Sunshine on Leith and she can’t wait for everyone to see the dances she’s created - she’s even made a ceilidh for the show! For Anna, dance is EVERYTHING so outside of rehearsals you can find her doing even more dancing and choreographing with GSDC. She can also be found analysing how weird MyAI is for her dissertation (trust her it’s weird). She has loved choreographing and teaching for the cast and she’s beyond buzzing to see them smash it on stage ❤️

☀️MEET THE SUNSHINE ON LEITH PT☀️

Felicia Danielsson (she/her) - Assistant Choreographer

After almost 5 years of living in Scotland, Felicia figured rounding off her time in Cecilians with a proper Scottish classic was a no-brainer. After getting “infected” in Cry-Baby as a chorus member and “kicking off her Sunday shoes” as a specialist in Footloose, this year she decided to take a crack at choreographing under the fabulous tutelage of Miss Anna Bulloch! She wants to thank Anna and her fellow assistants Bee and Natasha for the unwavering support and abundance of goofy break-time dance parties at rehearsal gilding her year. She can’t wait for you to see all the hard work the PT and chorus have put in together come to fruition on the Platform stage, so get yourself a ticket to Leith! ☀️

With only 8 days to go until our opening night, here is the wonderful Moray and Natasha as Davy and Yvonne ✨

Make sure to buy your tickets for the Cecilian Society’s production of Sunshine on Leith ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ticket link: https://platform-online.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873655110

Or, if you cannot make it to the show, why not buy a charity ticket? You would make our VP Tilly very happy! If interested please email [email protected] 💕

Huge thank you to Steph Wells for her photography and a massive thank you to The Aragon Bar for letting us take photos in their pub!

☀️MEET THE SUNSHINE ON LEITH PT☀️

Fleur Smith (she/her) - Stage Manager

Fleur is so excited to be extending her PT streak by donning the Stage Manager hat once again for Sunshine On Leith! After joining committee and weekend show PT for her third year, she has been Cecilian-ing nonstop and now couldn’t be happier with this wonderful show. She has mastered the art of balancing her psych/soc degree alongside Cecilians and promises that her dancing in the wings will be just as chaotic as last years. She hopes everyone is excited to be On Their Way to sunny Leith and that it Makes Their Hearts Fly as much as hers!

☀️MEET THE SUNSHINE ON LEITH PT☀️

Calum Woods (he/him) - Tech Director

It’s Calum’s first time in PT and what a ride he’s been through so far! After taking on the role of Assistant Tech Director last semester, he couldn’t be more excited to continue on as Tech Director for the rest of the year! With it being his third year as a computing science student he’s giving it his best to help the rest of PT and work with the techies to provide the society with the lovely pieces of set and props they have been making through the year. He is also eager to live up to the legacy his dad left when leaving the society in 92’ as Vice President… that is when has not coding, gaming and busting a move in HIVE.

☀️MEET THE SUNSHINE ON LEITH PT☀️

Maeve Lippmann (she/her) - Assistant Stage Manager

Maeve is in her 1st year of Cecilians and Uni and is so excited to be Assistant Stage Manager as well as glad to spend so much time with all of the wonderful people of tech. She appreciates any excuse to cover things in paint and is waiting for the day they let her use power tools unchaperoned (which will be soon, she is sure). Maeve appreciates everyone in the society who has been so welcoming and is looking forward to helping put on an amazing show! 🙂

We're back with some more charity ticket information!

This year, we will be supporting 4 different charities through charity tickets. The charities are;

- Maggie's which is a charity that runs drop in centres across the UK for those who have been affected by a cancer diagnosis
- Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity who fundraise so that every child, young person, and their families can retrieve the care that they deserve
- Refuweegee which is a community-led charity that gives people a way to welcome and embrace those newest to arrive
- FARE Scotland who work within disadvantaged communities throughout Central Scotland

So, by purchasing a charity ticket you will be giving someone from one of these charities the opportunity to come and see the show!

If you are interested in buying a ticket please email Tilly at [email protected] 😊

We are very excited to announce that you are now able to purchase charity tickets for our upcoming performance of Sunshine on Leith.

Charity tickets are tickets that can be purchased by anyone who is unable to attend the show (or alongside your other tickets if you’re feeling generous), which gives the opportunity for someone to come and enjoy the show who would not otherwise have been able to. We work with charities across Glasgow, including Maggie’s Cancer Centre and Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, alongside others.

The charity tickets will be £13.50 and if you would like to purchase one, we are asking that you transfer your donation to our bank account. To organise this, can you please email our Vice President, Tilly Bird, at [email protected] and she will send you the correct information to do so. From there we will coordinate the booking of your tickets and distribute them to the charities that we work with 💕

With only 9 days to go until our opening night, please enjoy a little sneak peek into our wonderful cast photoshoot! ✨

Make sure to buy your tickets for the Cecilian Society’s production of Sunshine on Leith ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ticket link: https://platform-online.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873655110

Or, if you cannot make it to the show, why not buy a charity ticket? You would make our VP Tilly very happy! If interested please email [email protected] 💕

Huge thank you to Steph Wells for her photography and a massive thank you to The Aragon Bar for letting us take photos in their pub!

2 weeks until OPENING NIGHT!!!

The Cecilian Society presents Sunshine on Leith from the 13-16th March 2024 at Platform in Easterhouse ☀️

Photography by Steph Wells 📸