MUSOC

The University of Canterbury Musical Theatre Society

Putting students on stage since 1969.

We are a student-led society based at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, with a long-standing tradition of producing high-quality musical theatre performances and fostering a vibrant community.

MUSOC is affiliated to the UCSA as a not-for-profit incorporated society.

MUSOC’s Recent Shows

Mise-En-Scène: From Screen to Stage

Co-Directors: Gwen Hewitson and Tacy Eyles
Co-Musical Directors: Luca More and Olivia Singleton
Legally Blonde | 2025

Director: Sam Deller
Choreographer: Georgia Bingham
Musical Director: Samuel Baird
Creative Assistant: Olivia Singleton
Proudly sponsored by Cameron & Co Lawyers
Be More Chill | 2024

Co-Directors: Blake Quartly and Christa Pearson
Choreographer: Charlotte Penman
Co-Musical Directors: Samuel Baird and Alex Aitken
Prismatic: A Queer History | 2024

Director: Kyla Hughes,
Choreographer: Loz Warner
Co-Musical Directors: Ben Rainey and Rhiannon Mason
Pippin | 2024

Co-Directors: Caitlyn O’Rourke and Nic Cain
Choreographer: Laura Pelvin
Musical Director: Luke Longworth
Assisant Musical Director: Eilish Espiner
Monty Python's Spamalot | 2023

Director: Nick Cheeseborough
Assistant Director: Rose Fleet
Choreographer: Beverley Cheyne
Musical Director: Elian Pagalilawan
Assistant Musical Director: H Bloomer-Law
Alphabetized | 2023

Director: Otis Sole
Choreographer: Bianca Escobar
Musical Director: Emily McCulloch
Curtains | 2023

Director: Vito Strati
Choreographer: Billie MacGibbon
Musical Director: Gabriel Baird
Assistant Musical Director: Ben Rainey
Proudly sponsored by Odeon