19:45, Tue 8th – Thu 10th June 2004 at Robinson College
19:45, Sat 12th – Thu 17th June 2004 at Robinson College
19:45, Sat 19th – Sun 20th June 2004 at Robinson College
00:00, Wed 21st – Thu 22nd July 2004 at Warehouse Theatre, Croydon
00:00, Wed 4th – Mon 30th August 2004 at King Dome, Plesance Dome, Edinburgh
00:00, Thu 2nd – Thu 2nd September 2004 at Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
00:00, Fri 3rd – Fri 3rd September 2004 at Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
00:00, Mon 6th – Mon 6th September 2004 at Whittle Hall, RAF Cranwell
00:00, Tue 7th – Tue 7th September 2004 at Founder Hall, Nottingham High School
00:00, Thu 9th – Thu 9th September 2004 at The Cut, Halesworth
00:00, Fri 10th – Fri 10th September 2004 at Chigwell School
00:00, Mon 13th – Mon 13th September 2004 at Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
00:00, Tue 14th – Tue 14th September 2004 at UCL Bloomsbury, London
00:00, Thu 16th – Thu 16th September 2004 at QEH Theatre, Bristol
00:00, Fri 17th – Fri 17th September 2004 at Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
00:00, Sun 19th – Sun 19th September 2004 at The Queens Hall, Narberth
00:00, Wed 22nd – Wed 22nd September 2004 at Norwich Playhouse, Norwich
00:00, Thu 23rd – Thu 23rd September 2004 at Stahl Theatre, Oundle
00:00, Fri 24th – Fri 24th September 2004 at The Theatre at Headington, Oxford
00:00, Sat 25th – Sat 25th September 2004 at Hampton Court House Theatre, Hampton Court House
00:00, Sun 26th – Mon 27th September 2004 at King's Head Theatre, Islington, London
00:00, Tue 28th – Tue 28th September 2004 at Collyer Hall Theatre, King's College School, Wimbledon
00:00, Wed 29th – Wed 29th September 2004 at Queens Hall Theatre, Cranbrook School
00:00, Thu 30th – Thu 30th September 2004 at Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury
00:00, Fri 1st – Fri 1st October 2004 at Uppingham Theatre, Uppingham School
23:00, Tue 5th – Sat 9th October 2004 at ADC Theatre

Across Britain snow falls. In this altered landscape, banal situations
escalate to horrific and hilarious extremes. 'Beyond A Joke' promises to
showcase the cream of Cambridge's current comedy talent, in a show that
will be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in August and tour the country in
September.

13:45, Tue 16th March 2004 at St Bede's School, Cambridge
19:30, Tue 16th March 2004 at Homerton College Studio
14:30, Thu 18th March 2004 at Queens' College Senior School, Taunton
19:30, Thu 18th March 2004 at Queens' College Senior School, Taunton
19:45, Fri 19th March 2004 at Stage Studios, Exeter

Joe is ten years old, severely disabled, wheelchair bound and completely dependent on her parents. She will have no life. So why is she allowed to live? Bri and Sheila have to live with the moral dilemma that nobody should have to face. Bri clowns his way through life. Sheila clings to the hope that one day, somehow, all will be right again. Throw in the questionable support of their friends and family, and the group soon begins to realise they are all experiencing a day in the death of Joe Egg. Peter Nichols' darkly comic masterpiece balances somewhere on the verge between tragedy and hilarity. 'A Day in the Death of Joe Egg' demands answers to questions that cannot be ignored, and will leave you wondering whether to laugh or cry.

This is a touring adaptation of the production staged by Pembroke Players in December 2003, at the Corpus Playroom The production, armed with a minibus and several crates of props, set off for a fast and furious schools tour of Cambridge then South East England, raising cash a'plenty for charity on the way. Many thanks to all our hosts and supporters.

19:00, Tue 17th – Sat 21st February 2004 at Corpus Playroom

19:45, Wed 4th – Sat 7th February 2004 at ADC Theatre

Facing moments of crisis and finding the courage to go on – hitting a wall and having to make a choice: Jason Robert Brown delivers in ‘Songs for a New World’ a freewheeling exploration of the human soul, addressing the fundamental issues of faith, love, regret and devotion.

In sixteen songs ranging from broad comedy and full-voiced anthem to touching love song, and from a single mother's hymn of praise for the gift of her child-to-be, to a bored and sexually frustrated Mrs Santa Claus, Brown has created a piece of musical drama that above all deals with the struggle for personal fulfilment.

19:00, Tue 27th – Sat 31st January 2004 at Corpus Playroom

Does this streetcar sound familiar? Well, here is a rare opportunity to see the original play, one of the most compelling in the history of American theatre. Tennessee William's acclaimed drama is a play of passionand tension that stages the darkest and most powerful theatrical emotions. It presents the brutal confrontation between death and desire, illusion and reality, poker and poetry. Life is a poker game and each performance will reshuffle the cards. The stage becomes a poker table - indeed a Playroom! - where the characters gamble their own desires, fears and shadows - or maybe yours. Don't miss it!

19:00, Tue 2nd – Sat 6th December 2003 at Corpus Playroom

Joe is ten years old, severely disabled, wheelchair bound and completely dependent on her parents. She will have no life. So why is she allowed to live? Bri and Sheila have to live with the moral dilemma that nobody should have to face. Bri clowns his way through life. Sheila clings to the hope that one day, somehow, all will be right again. Throw in the questionable support of their friends and family, and the group soon begins to realise they are all experiencing a day in the death of Joe Egg. Peter Nichols' darkly comic masterpiece balances somewhere on the verge between tragedy and hilarity. 'A Day in the Death of Joe Egg' demands answers to questions that cannot be ignored, and will leave you wondering whether to laugh or cry. Presented in one of Cambridge's most unique and exciting venues.

19:45, Tue 28th October – Sat 1st November 2003 at Pembroke New Cellars

Set in 18th century Venice, A Servant To Two Masters is a classic tale of love, honour, sun-dried tomatoes, and Truffaldino- a servant trying his best to earn an extra lira. Underpaid and over-stretched, Truffaldino scurries through mishap after mishap as he performs chores for two unwitting masters: Florindo, and his lover, Beatrice, in disguise as her dead brother. As excuses for his mistakes become more fanciful, chaos ensues - mistaken identities, betrothals, duels, near-suicide and a fabulous feast twice-enjoyed occur, before Truffaldino is finally found out. With its colourful array of comic characters, Carlo Goldini´s farce, given a new lease of life by Lee Hall´s recent adaptation, mixes historical Italy and classic 18th century commedia with cockney cheek.

19:30, Tue 9th September 2003 at University of Whitewater, Wisconsin
11:00, Wed 10th September 2003 at University of Whitewater, Wisconsin
19:00, Sun 14th September 2003 at Kearney Auditorium, St John Fisher College, Rochester, New York
19:00, Fri 19th September 2003 at Dibden Center for Arts, Johnson State College, Vermont
19:00, Wed 24th September 2003 at Harvard Yard, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
19:30, Mon 29th September 2003 at Kresge Little Theater, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
19:30, Tue 30th September 2003 at Kresge Little Theater, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
19:45, Tue 7th – Sat 11th October 2003 at ADC Theatre

Strange things are happening on the shortest night of the year. When a pair of young lovers flee from their parents and an arranged marriage, they stumble into a woodland world of moonlight and enchantment. A civil war has broken out in fairyland and, followed by rival suitors, these mortals find themselves trapped under the orchestrations of Oberon, King of the Fairies, and his mischievous sprite Puck. With the powers of a magic love juice, a midsummer madness befalls the lovers. The order of the woods is further shattered by the disastrous play rehearsals of a troupe of mechanics and when wild protestations of love spring from the Queen of the Fairies towards a donkey, it seems that only magical powers can end this, the longest night.

The acclaimed Cambridge University American Stage Tour(CAST) returns with Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy, set in a carnivalesque world where our dreams and reality meet. Let CAST transport you to the enchanted woods, as we present Shakespeare’s masterpiece in a production as funny, sexy, magical and scary as the course of true love itself.

All information for this Camdram Entry (excluding the description above) was added by the CAST 2018 Tour Managers and is based on archived documents provided by Beast. However, this actual Camdram entry was created at the time of the original show.
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19:45, Tue 11th – Sat 15th February 2003 at ADC Theatre

A blind man who sees only his garden, his power enduring even when his healtand seniority are lost. A son’s development profoundly affected by his fatherhis expectations, limitations and intractability. The figure of the patriarcdominates A Voyage Round My Father as it explores the emotional tensions of a complex family relationship, set against the backdrop of the traumatic first half of the twentieth century. Emotion is intense as each character attempts to deal with their inability to show love: so much remains unsaid.
 
The acutely observed humour, intensely human characters and flawless dialogue make this play both amusing and profoundly moving. Original, often funny, but always deeply thought provoking; this challenging and compelling play is an insight into a world of shades of grey we can all relate to, but have probably never known how to express.
 

19:45, Tue 7th – Sat 11th May 2002 at ADC Theatre

Two old artists - Beauchamp and Martello - sit together in their attic apartmenarguing over which of them murdered their friend Donner, who now lies in crumpled heap at the bottom of the stairs. Donner's irritating domestic habitand the bitter angst of their artistic rivalry seem viable reasons for murde- don't they? The tape loop of time is set running, as we are transported acrosthe 20th century to the artists' youth in World War One, and so to their lovof one woman - Sophie. The questions are about human relationships and representationcharted across a century where the human figure has been abstracted by arand dismembered by war. This is "alternative" Stoppard, in a play that nevelooses sight of the blackness of life or its inherent comedy.
 
" Let's cheer ourselves up by inventing verbs for various kinds of fatality!"