Ella Thornburn
Ella Thornburn is currently involved with
Love's Labour's Lost – Director
14:00, Fri 19th – Sun 21st June 2026 at Cloister Court Queens' College
LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST
‘Vows are but breath,
And breath a vapour is’ (V.III.65)
Dr Samuel Johnson heralded Love’s Labour’s Lost as one of the most Shakespearean of Shakespeare plays. It is a witty comedy and a great feat of linguistic sophistication which simultaneously laments the inadequacy of linguistic sophistication. It is brimming with poetry, and mockery of poetry. Taking place within the romance-brewing confines of a lush walled garden, we watch a group of male students forbid themselves from falling in love in order to commit to their academic pursuits. Yet this promise is abandoned almost as swiftly as it is made…
Us students may well identify with promising the ultimate academic come back only to watch it fritter away as the potential joys of a social life come calling. Shakespeare’s mockery of performative academics is all too familiar for a Cambridge audience, therefore, BATS is setting this version of Love’s Labour’s Lost in our very own Queens’ College, taking inspiration from Ian Judge’s version set on the Oxbridge punting lakes in 1914. However our version will hurtle into the present day, giving audiences a window into current Cambridge life in all its brilliance and occasional ridiculousness. Above the facades and false promises, love emerges as the greatest pursuit of all.
Join us in Queens' annual May Week Show, taking place upon the sunny lawns of Queens' Cloister Court, to bring to life Shakespeare's hilarious feast of language, lessons and lovers.
Ella Thornburn has been involved with
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Queens4Queers Cabaret! – Producer , Your Hosts
20:30, Sat 21st March 2026 at Fitzpatrick Hall
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[BLANK] – Company Director , Katy/a boss
19:30, Thu 12th – Sat 14th March 2026 at Queens' College Black Box Studio
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Little Women – Poster Designer
19:45, Tue 3rd – Sat 7th March 2026 at ADC Theatre
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Wasted – Danny
19:00, Tue 10th – Sat 14th February 2026 at Corpus Playroom
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The Only Fruit - Short Film – Assistant Director
19:30, Thu 29th January 2026 at Fitzpatrick Hall
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Scene In An Evening – Writer/Director, "Under The Onion Skin"
00:00, Tue 20th – Sun 25th January 2026 at Queens' College
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BATS: In the Wings – Facilitator
19:30, Fri 23rd – Sun 25th January 2026 at Fitzpatrick Hall
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Kodachrome – Assistant Director
19:30, Wed 19th – Sat 22nd November 2025 at Fitzpatrick Hall
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Bathwater – Producer
19:30, Thu 6th – Sat 8th November 2025 at Fitzpatrick Hall (Black Box)
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LES BONNES (The Maids) – Assistant Director , Set Designer
20:00, Thu 23rd – Sat 25th October 2025 at Fitzpatrick Hall
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Cockaigne Drinking Society @ Edinburgh Fringe – Welfare Officer
11:35, Fri 1st – Sat 23rd August 2025 at Greenside @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio)
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Loos Loos – Writer and Producer
15:55, Fri 1st – Sun 17th August 2025 at EDINBURGH FRINGE: Greenside @ Riddle's Court
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What's My Name? (Short Film) – Waitress, Production Assistant
18:00, Sun 22nd – Wed 25th June 2025 at Various locations around Central Cambridge
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HATCH Lent 2025 – Performer
18:00, Sat 8th March 2025 at Downing College JCR
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Antigone – Assistant Director
19:00, Tue 25th February – Sat 1st March 2025 at Corpus Playroom
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Cyrano de Bergerac – Ambroise
19:00, Thu 14th – Sat 16th November 2024 at The Fitzpatrick Hall - Mainstage