Em Sparkes
She/They
President 2024-25 - CUADC
Vice President - CADS
Director, Performer, Choreographer, Techie
Currently: Technical Director - Epicoene, Dance Captain/Helen - Carrie (CUMTS), Assistant Director - The Chaplain (CUMTS), Choreographer - Pirates of Penzance (G&S), Lighting Designer - Devil's Drum, Technical Director - Spelling Bee
Em Sparkes is preparing for
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CUMTS Bar Night : Open Theme – Bar Nights Rep
20:00, Mon 29th April 2024 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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Epicoene – Technical Director
19:45, Tue 30th April – Sat 4th May 2024 at ADC Theatre
In Ben Jonson’s Epicoene, a rich man, Morose, sets out to find a wife and, in doing so, disinherits his nephew, Dauphine. This decision triggers Dauphine’s friends, a group of chauvinistic young men…
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Carrie: The Musical – Helen/Dance Captain
19:45, Tue 7th – Sat 11th May 2024 at ADC Theatre
'Doesn't anybody ever get it right?! Doesn't anybody think that I hear?!'
The cult-hit, rock musical based on Stephen King's bestselling horror novel. Carrie White is a freak, at least in the eyes of…
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Devil’s Drum – Lighting designer
21:30, Wed 15th – Sat 18th May 2024 at Corpus Playroom
3 lost souls wander aimlessly through the forest, before setting up camp for the night and telling each other stories to entertain them. Welcome your storytellers, a band of travelling figments of imagi…
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The Chaplain - Bar Read-Through – Producer / Assistant Director
19:30, Mon 20th May 2024 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
In 1850s Victorian England, a prison chaplain is tasked with cleansing the souls of those sentenced to death or transportation for the most heinous crimes. In a dirty prison cell, the Chaplain meets…
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Technical Director
19:45, Tue 11th – Sat 15th June 2024 at ADC Theatre
A cartoonish, eclectic group of six overachieving mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home life, the tween…
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The Chaplain – Producer / Assistant Director
18:00, Tue 13th – Sat 17th August 2024 at Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Camden
In 1850s Victorian England, a prison chaplain is tasked with cleansing the souls of those sentenced to death or transportation for the most heinous crimes. In a dirty prison cell, the Chaplain meets…
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The Pirates of Penzance at the Minack – Choreographer
19:00, Wed 18th – Sat 21st September 2024 at The Minack Theatre
An apprentice to a band of pirates, Frederic has turned 21 and has chosen to leave piracy forever. As he says farewell to his former colleagues, who should appear but the beautiful Mabel, daughter to…
Em Sparkes has been involved with
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Director , Choreographer, Soprano understudy , Set Painter
19:45, Wed 13th – Sat 23rd March 2024 at ADC Theatre
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CUMTS Bar Night : Roles We'd Never Play – Bar Nights' Rep
20:00, Mon 11th March 2024 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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CUMTS X BREAD Bar Night – Bar Night's Rep
20:00, Mon 26th February 2024 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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Fairview – Assistant Technical Director, Assistant Stage Manager, Set Builder
19:45, Tue 13th – Sat 17th February 2024 at ADC Theatre
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CUMTS Bar Night: Pink Week – Bar Night's Rep, Performer
20:00, Mon 12th February 2024 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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The Normal Heart – ATD, Carpenter, Get-In Fairy
19:45, Tue 30th January – Sat 3rd February 2024 at ADC Theatre
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CUMTS Bar Night: Student Writing – Bar Night's Rep, Composer/Performer
20:00, Mon 29th January 2024 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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Storytelling at the ADC – Director, Publicity Designer , Producer, Badly Performed Keys
20:00, Fri 19th January 2024 at ADC Theatre (Larkum Studio)
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CUMTS Presents: The 24 Hour Musical – Cast, Tech Legend
23:00, Tue 16th January 2024 at ADC Theatre
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) – Set Painter
19:00, Tue 28th November – Sat 2nd December 2023 at Corpus Playroom
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CUMTS Bar Night: Songs From Shows We Can't Get The Rights To – Bar Nights Rep, Sound
20:00, Mon 27th November 2023 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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CUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2023: Dick Whittington and His Cat – Choreographer, Assistant Stage Manager, Follow Spot Operator
19:45, Wed 22nd – Sat 25th November 2023 at ADC Theatre
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5/11 – Welfare Lead
19:30, Tue 7th – Sat 11th November 2023 at ADC Theatre
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Foresight — The Concert Performance – Assistant Director
19:30, Sat 11th November 2023 at Fitzpatrick Hall
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CUMTS Bar Night: Freshers Night – Bar Nights Rep , Sound
20:00, Mon 6th November 2023 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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The Drowsy Chaperone – Choreographer, PLX, Superintendent
19:45, Tue 31st October – Sat 4th November 2023 at ADC Theatre
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Metamorphosis – Director, Videographer
19:00, Tue 17th – Sat 21st October 2023 at Corpus Playroom
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CUMTS Bar Night: Open Theme – Bar Nights Rep
20:00, Mon 16th October 2023 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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Macbeth (Online!) – Assistant Director , Malcom, Video Director
19:00, Sat 9th September 2023 at / a virtual live-recorded performance.
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ELECTRA/HAIMARA @ Edinburgh Fringe – Tisiphone/Iphigenia
12:45, Fri 4th – Sat 12th August 2023 at Willow Studio, Greenside @ Riddle's Court
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Storytelling at the ADC – Blanket Fort Builder
20:00, Thu 22nd – Fri 23rd June 2023 at ADC Theatre (Larkum Studio)
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Love’s Labour’s Lost – Katharine, Casting Consultant Legends
19:30, Wed 21st – Thu 22nd June 2023 at Robinson College Gardens (Maria Bjornson Theatre)
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The Mortal Instruments: An Unofficial Musical – Isabelle Lightwood
20:00, Sun 21st May 2023 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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The Herb Garden – Choreographer, Assistant Director, Chief Bed Technician
19:00, Tue 16th – Sat 20th May 2023 at Corpus Playroom
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Mary Shelley (Rehearsed Reading) – Director
20:00, Thu 18th May 2023 at ADC Theatre (Larkum Studio)
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Spring Awakening – PLX
19:45, Tue 9th – Sat 13th May 2023 at ADC Theatre
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Electra : Haimara – Pylades
23:00, Wed 3rd – Sat 6th May 2023 at ADC Theatre
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CUMTS Bar Night: Open Theme – Performer
20:00, Mon 1st May 2023 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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Kiss Me, Kate! – Wardrobe Lady/Ensemble, Costume Team
19:45, Wed 15th – Sat 18th March 2023 at ADC Theatre
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Greater Than Ourselves – Assistant Director, Costume Designer, Welfare Officer
19:00, Tue 7th – Sat 11th March 2023 at Corpus Playroom
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CUMTS Bar Night: Villains – Performer
20:00, Mon 20th February 2023 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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Sunday in the Park with George – Nurse/Mrs./Harriet Pawling
19:45, Tue 7th – Sat 11th February 2023 at ADC Theatre
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CUMTS Bar Night: Open Theme – Performer
20:00, Mon 30th January 2023 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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CUMTS Presents: The 24 Hour Musical – Performer
23:00, Tue 17th January 2023 at ADC Theatre
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CUMTS Bar Night: Roles I’d Never Play – Performer
20:00, Mon 21st November 2022 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
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Field of Folk – Will
19:00, Tue 15th – Sat 19th November 2022 at Corpus Playroom
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CUMTS Bar Night: Open Theme – Performer
20:00, Mon 17th October 2022 at ADC Theatre (Bar)