“The Cecilian Society proudly present a show cast, produced and rehearsed in only 24 hours!”

An enormous undertaking in the first weeks of September. Our Production Team hold auditions; teach harmonies and choreography; run lines; organise set-construction; and create lighting plans all in the space of a weekend. It’s all hands on deck for the cast, Tech Team, and Production Team from the Thursday night right through the weekend to pull off our one-night-only performance on the Sunday. Some examples of the shows we have produced in weekends include Footloose,  Little Shop of Horrors, and Annie. Our 2024 Weekend Show was the fun-filled Back To The 80’s!

The Weekend Show is a great way for freshers to get to know what the society is all about. Often we find that the majority of the cast is made up of new-starts when the production begins! The Weekend Show is chosen at the same time as the Main Show at our annual show-choice meeting, and whilst the criteria is similar to the Main Show, there are a few extra things we have to consider:

The rights must be available by September.
The numbers must be big enough to be fun, but not too big that the chorus can’t learn them in 4 days.
There have to be sufficient parts for both males and females.
The show must be able to be produced on a low technical budget.
The show must be able to be produced on a smaller stage than the Mitchell Theatre.