Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: **EXTENDED DEADLINE COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS** Applications for the Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society 2016-2017 committee are now open! Applications will close on the 21st June! We're looking for a new president, treasurer, secretary (inc. social secretary duties), writers' rep, actors' rep, technical rep and directors' rep! You may also apply to be a general committee member! - Please send a cover letter detailing your relevant experience (of no more than a single side of A4) to bjd45@cam.ac.uk - Please detail your preferred position and a second preference. Feel free to ask any questions! Good Luck!

18th June 2017 11:53am

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: **EXCITING NEWS!** On the 22nd of June HATS are planning a HATSTANDS Variety show in the orchard at Homerton! This is a chance for anyone with ANY talent to get involved. If you want to sing, dance, read poetry, play an instrument, balance spoons on your face, comedy etc then please get in touch!! We are looking for people to share their talents and celebrate Homerton (hopefully in the sun!). All you have to do to get a performance slot in HATSTANDS is email bjd45@cam.ac.uk with a brief description of your talent before Thursday 15th June! We look forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions, please get in touch!

7th June 2017 10:41am

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Applications for the Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society 2016-2017 committee are now open! Applications will close on the 14th June! We're looking for a new president, treasurer, secretary (inc. social secretary duties), writers' rep, actors' rep, technical rep and directors' rep! You may also apply to be a general committee member! - Please send a cover letter detailing your relevant experience (of no more than a single side of A4) to bjd45@cam.ac.uk - Please detail your preferred position and a second preference. Feel free to ask any questions! Good Luck!

31st May 2017 10:32am

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: ****APPLICATIONS FOR HATS MAY WEEK SHOWS NOW OPEN**** Do you have a show you would love to put on after exams!? HATS are looking for shows to be performed at Homerton in May week! We have three AMAZING spaces on offer: the auditorium (which is a huge and versatile space); the small studio (which is small black-box studio); and our beautiful orchard!!! Want to put on Shakespeare, Alice in Wonderland, Poetry, Wilde, musicals, devised work, new writing? We are open to applications for anything and anyone! To apply please email: cambridgehats@gmail.com Your application should include a brief outline of your idea and which Homerton space you would like to use! Please get in touch if you have any questions or queries! We look forward to hearing from you!

27th April 2017 4:50pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: HATS love hats!

18th January 2017 2:06pm

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Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: APPLICATIONS for funding and shows to put on at Homerton and at other Cambridge venues in Lent Term are NOW OPEN! We are looking for exciting new theatre projects and shows to fund!

28th December 2016 3:43pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Cambridge Alumni and successful young director Simon Evans will be coming to Homerton College Auditorium on Tuesday 29th November to give a talk about progressing from University into professional directing. There will also be a Q&A session in which you can ask him any advice about pursuing a career in directing/ the theatre industry or discuss any productions you are currently directing in Cambridge. FREE ENTRY! Everyone welcome! Please only click 'attending' if you can make it though so we know how many to expect! Simon Evans is currently directing FOOL FOR LOVE at the Found 111 theatre with Adam Rothenberg and Lydia Wilson. Other directing credits include THE DAZZLE and BUG (starring James Norton) at Found111, SILENCE OF THE SEA at the Donmar Warehouse, ALMOST MAINE at the Park Theatre, HANNAH at the Unicorn, SPEED TWINS at the Riverside Studio, LAURA MARLING, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION AND GHOSTBUSTERS for Secret Cinema, RUBBER ROOM at the Old Vic, and MADNESS IN VALENCIA at the Trafalgar Studios.Simon was Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse, Staff Director at the National and Creative Associate at the Bush. He is Performance Director for Secret Cinema and Artistic Director of Black and White Rainbow. THE DAZZLE “[An] exquisitely calibrated production.” - Daily Mail ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ “Riveting.” The Observer ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ "Simon Evans directs with a pitch-perfect blend of tragi-comic rigour and piercing tenderness." The Telegraph ⋆⋆⋆⋆ "You emerge feeling as if you've seen something special because, actually, you have." The Times ⋆⋆⋆⋆ "It is a fluid, beautiful play with moments of clarity amid bundles of strange thoughts." What's On Stage ⋆⋆⋆⋆ "Reveres Greenberg's original text, whilst adding sparkle with deft direction from Simon Evans... This is London theatre at its finest." London Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ "Simon Evan's excellent production knows that the piece is essentially a doomed, heart-rending love-story." The Independent ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ BUG "A visceral and immersive piece... A spectacular theatrical experience. [It] will set your pulse racing, and linger long in the memory." British Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ The Guardian ⋆⋆⋆⋆ The Telegraph ⋆⋆⋆⋆

25th November 2016 2:09pm

HATS Present: Director Simon Evans in Conversation

Cambridge Alumni and successful young director Simon Evans will be coming to Homerton College Auditorium on Tuesday 29th November to give a talk about progressing from University into professional directing. There will also be a Q&A session in which you can ask him any advice about pursuing a career in directing/ the theatre industry or discuss any productions you are currently directing in Cambridge. FREE ENTRY! Everyone welcome! Please only click 'attending' if you can make it though so we know how many to expect! Simon Evans is currently directing FOOL FOR LOVE at the Found 111 theatre with Adam Rothenberg and Lydia Wilson. Other directing credits include THE DAZZLE and BUG (starring James Norton) at Found111, SILENCE OF THE SEA at the Donmar Warehouse, ALMOST MAINE at the Park Theatre, HANNAH at the Unicorn, SPEED TWINS at the Riverside Studio, LAURA MARLING, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION AND GHOSTBUSTERS for Secret Cinema, RUBBER ROOM at the Old Vic, and MADNESS IN VALENCIA at the Trafalgar Studios.Simon was Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse, Staff Director at the National and Creative Associate at the Bush. He is Performance Director for Secret Cinema and Artistic Director of Black and White Rainbow. THE DAZZLE “[An] exquisitely calibrated production.” - Daily Mail ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ “Riveting.” The Observer ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ "Simon Evans directs with a pitch-perfect blend of tragi-comic rigour and piercing tenderness." The Telegraph ⋆⋆⋆⋆ "You emerge feeling as if you've seen something special because, actually, you have." The Times ⋆⋆⋆⋆ "It is a fluid, beautiful play with moments of clarity amid bundles of strange thoughts." What's On Stage ⋆⋆⋆⋆ "Reveres Greenberg's original text, whilst adding sparkle with deft direction from Simon Evans... This is London theatre at its finest." London Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ "Simon Evan's excellent production knows that the piece is essentially a doomed, heart-rending love-story." The Independent ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ BUG "A visceral and immersive piece... A spectacular theatrical experience. [It] will set your pulse racing, and linger long in the memory." British Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ The Guardian ⋆⋆⋆⋆ The Telegraph ⋆⋆⋆⋆

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: HATS FRESHERS' PLAY OPENS TOMORROW NIGHT 7.30pm Homerton Auditorium! Don't miss out on seeing this incredible production of 'Our Country's Good'! Directed, acted and designed by the freshest talent in Cambridge!

16th November 2016 3:16pm

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Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: CAMBRIDGE BAKE OFF!!! Don't forget that this exciting event for Students Supporting Street Kids is taking place on Saturday! Guest judge Ian from last year's Bake Off + lots of cake!!!! Bring along your beautiful bakes to support and amazing cause!!!

15th November 2016 6:15pm

The Great Cambridge Bake Off!

Are you missing The Great British Bake Off? Sad that it is over and want more? Well it is your lucky day! The Great Cambridge Bake Off is coming to Cambridge on the 19th of November. Save the date in your diaries!! Location tbc soon. All you have to do is to bring your bakes along and they will be judged by **** EX BAKE-OFF CONTESTANT - IAN CUMMINGS (GBBO 2015)!!!! **** How exciting! All you have to do is turn up with your bakes under any or all of the 3 categories: 1.)’The Great Cambridge Showstopper’ - any bake that is showstoppingly exciting and Cambridge themed. 2.) ‘Ian's Interesting Ingredients Bake’ - any bake of your choice using different or exciting ingredients - remember Ian's roadkill pie for example? 3.) ‘Most creative oven-less bake’ – the most creative and attention-grabbing bake that you can create without the use of an oven – we are thinking towers of mug cakes or fridge cakes cut out and crafted into shapes!? Winners will be decided in all categories as well as an overall winner who will be crowned ‘The Greatest Cambridge Baker, 2016’. However, it is not only this prestigious title to be won, we are also working in partnership with some really great shops and café’s around Cambridge to offer all of our winners some fabulous prizes! ***All proceeds from the event will go directly to ‘Students Supporting Street Kids – Cambridge’ a charity that offers aid to street children around the world, you couldn’t be supporting a better cause! YAY! GET BAKING EVERYONE!!!

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Doors open at 8.30, get ready for a fright!

31st October 2016 7:15pm

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Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Don't forget tonight's Charity Halloween Party in aid of Students Supporting Street Kids. EVERYONE WELOME! £3 entry for lots of sweets, face painting, apple bobbing, ghost stories and lots more spooky activities to get you in the Halloween mood!

31st October 2016 10:41am

HATS Charity Halloween Party!

HATS present our HALLOWEEN FRIGHT NIGHT!! A fun (and terrifying) night to get you in the Halloween mood! The evening is in aid of 'Students Supporting Street Kids' and all proceeds go to the charity. The spooky activities will include: *A killer Halloween Playlist *Apple Bobbing *Haunted House Experience *Ghost Stories *Face Painting *Pin the Face on the Pumpkin *Mummy Relay Races *Sweets, sweets and lots more sweets AND MORE!! Entry is a £3 donation! ALL proceeeds go to Students Supporting Street Kids

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: FRESHERS! Don't forget to head down to the ADC to audition for HATS Fresher Play 'Our Country's Good'! Auditions from 3.30-5.30pm! No experience necessary!

25th October 2016 12:22pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: HATS present HALLOWEEN FRIGHT NIGHT!! A super scary party in aid of 'Students Supporting Street Kids'! £3 Donation… https://t.co/zFGWjLHvT0

25th October 2016 12:14pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: FRESHERS! Don't forget to head down to the ADC to audition for HATS Fresher Play 'Our Country's Good'! Auditions from 3.30-5.30pm!

25th October 2016 12:07pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: HATS HALLOWEEN CHARITY EVENT!

18th October 2016 12:47pm

HATS Halloween Party!

HATS present our HALLOWEEN FRIGHT NIGHT!! A fun (and terrifying) night to get you in the Halloween mood! The evening is in aid of 'Students Supporting Street Kids' and all proceeds go to the charity. The spooky activities will include: *A killer Halloween Playlist *Apple Bobbing *Haunted House Experience *Face Painting *Pin the Face on the Pumpkin *Mummy Relay Races *Sweets, sweets and lots more sweets AND MORE!! Each activity or refreshment will ask for a small donation and in return there will be lots of prizes and general Fright Night fun!

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: HATS present our HALLOWEEN FRIGHT NIGHT!! A fun (and terrifying) night to get you in the Halloween mood! The evening is in aid of 'Students Supporting Street Kids' and all proceeds go to the charity. The spooky activities will include: *A killer Halloween Playlist *Apple Bobbing *Haunted House Experience *Ghost Stories *Face Painting *Pin the Face on the Pumpkin *Mummy Relay Races *Sweets, sweets and lots more sweets AND MORE!! Entry is a £3 donation! ALL proceeeds go to Students Supporting Street Kids

18th October 2016 10:30am

HATS Charity Halloween Party!

HATS present our HALLOWEEN FRIGHT NIGHT!! A fun (and terrifying) night to get you in the Halloween mood! The evening is in aid of 'Students Supporting Street Kids' and all proceeds go to the charity. The spooky activities will include: *A killer Halloween Playlist *Apple Bobbing *Haunted House Experience *Ghost Stories *Face Painting *Pin the Face on the Pumpkin *Mummy Relay Races *Sweets, sweets and lots more sweets AND MORE!! Entry is a £3 donation! ALL proceeeds go to Students Supporting Street Kids

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Come along to our 'SWEET MEET' to get to know our new team and hear about the exciting things we have planned for this term! This Tuesday 7pm in The Buttery! ALL YEARS WELCOME!

8th October 2016 1:57pm

HATS 'Sweet Meet'

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society invites you to the 'Sweet Meet' in the Homerton Buttery/ The Griffin!! A chance to meet our new committee and discuss exciting theatrical plans for the term and share any ideas you might have for HATS! If you are hoping to take part in the HATS Freshers' Play this will be the perfect opportunity as well to discuss your applications with the team :) ALL WELCOME!

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society invites you to the 'Sweet Meet' in the Homerton Buttery/ The Griffin!! A chance to meet our new committee and discuss exciting theatrical plans for the term and share any ideas you might have for HATS! If you are hoping to take part in the HATS Freshers' Play this will be the perfect opportunity as well to discuss your applications with the team :) ALL WELCOME!

8th October 2016 1:34pm

HATS 'Sweet Meet'

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society invites you to the 'Sweet Meet' in the Homerton Buttery/ The Griffin!! A chance to meet our new committee and discuss exciting theatrical plans for the term and share any ideas you might have for HATS! If you are hoping to take part in the HATS Freshers' Play this will be the perfect opportunity as well to discuss your applications with the team :) ALL WELCOME!

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: FANCY DIRECTING OR PRODUCING? ARE YOU A FRESHER? Here is your chance! HATS are looking for Homerton freshers to direct and produce our freshers' show! We are looking for enthusiastic fresher directors and producers with exciting suggestions for plays and how to stage them! You can choose to apply with a play of your choice or apply with your ideas for staging either: 'Our County's Good' by Timberlake Wertenbaker, 'Much Ado About Nothing' by William Shakespeare, or 'The Crucible' by Arthur Miller. Send applications to: cambridgehats@gmail.com Please email us if you have any questions! APPLICATIONS OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER. Interviews will take place on Saturday 15th October!

8th October 2016 1:24pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Hello! A new year is dawning - Freshers come and join HATS for yet another amazing year of Theatre! Not the acting type? We're sure we have something to tickle your fancy... ★ Directors and Producers ★ Writers ★ Lighting Engineers and Sound Technicians ★ Set Design and Carpentry ★ Costumes and Make-up If you have any questions regarding HATS or Cambridge Theatre in general do not hesitate to get in touch! You can reach us by our email: cambridgehats@gmail.com Lots of information regarding up and coming events will also be published in the HATS fb page and members page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/122068738149909/ Also look out for our stall at Homerton's Freshers Fair this Saturday!!

2nd October 2016 1:53pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Applications for the Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society 2016-2017 committee are now open! Applications will close on the 15th May! We're looking for a new president, treasurer, secretary (inc. social secretary duties), writers' rep, actors' rep, technical rep and directors' rep! You may also apply to be a general committee member! - Please send a cover letter detailing your relevant experience (of no more than a single side of A4) to rmc76@cam.ac.uk - Please detail your preferred position and a second preference. Feel free to ask any questions! Good Luck!

22nd April 2016 3:46pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Applications for Easter term and Edinburgh are now closed and those successful productions have been notified! Thank you for your applications. Unfortunately if you haven't heard from us then your application hasn't been chosen this time around, however hopefully next year we'll be able to support more of your productions! A big congratulations to those successful applicants and good luck to you all for exam term!

12th April 2016 2:26pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Applications for next term's funding is now open! If you're directing/producing a play in Cambridge during Easter term! If you've written a piece that deserves a scratch performance or test reading! If you're looking to test run a piece before heading to Edinburgh! - Now is the time to apply! Send your applications, including show synopsis, budget breakdown, current team members to cambridgehats@gmail.com by noon 17th March! You're welcome to also send any questions you have about the process to the above. Good luck!

10th March 2016 1:45pm

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: There's still two more chances to catch Love and Information! ★★★★★ - The Tab ★★★★ - CTR 8/10 - TCS Check out a sneak peak of one of the more sad scenes 'Wife' Tickets: corpusplayroom.com/loveandinformation

29th January 2016 3:39pm

Love and Information trailer

Dolores Carbonari and Glen Collier in Love and Information Playing at Corpus Playroom 26-30 January 2016 http://photo.johanneshjorth.se/love-and-information/

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: The first review is in: 5 STARS for LOVE AND INFORMATION from the Tab! http://thetab.com/uk/cambridge/2016/01/27/review-love-and-information-66031

27th January 2016 1:28pm

REVIEW: Love and Information

Jamie P. Robson is enraptured by this slick production of Caryl Churchill’s arresting time capsule, a record of the joy and poignancy of contemporary life.

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: We're recruiting ACTORS for a **top secret event**...

26th January 2016 11:09am

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Here are some great dress rehearsal shots of LOVE AND INFORMATION. First night tomorrow! http://photo.johanneshjorth.se/love-and-information/

25th January 2016 1:59pm

Love and Information

Yesterday the play Love and Information by Caryl Churchill had their dress rehearsal at Corpus Playroom. The play is directed by Bali Birch-Lee and is the late show this week. It is a kaleidoscope …

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: We're proudly funding 'LOVE AND INFORMATION' at the Corpus Playroom this week! Caryl Churchill’s play shows the poetry of life, from the ordinary to the peculiar, in snapshots varying from mere seconds to over five minutes. https://www.facebook.com/events/1644421542475909/

24th January 2016 1:01pm

LOVE AND INFORMATION // WEEK TWO // CORPUS LATE

Tickets: corpusplayroom.com/loveandinformation God. Torture. Fate. Grief. Maths. Sex. A kaleidoscope of emotions and situations, with six actors and over fifty characters, 'Love and Information’ gets to grips with the fundamentals of what it is to be alive. A series of scenes that would often be viewed as too odd or conversely too commonplace to be put on stage: a form of drama that’s somehow both familiar and entirely new. A sketch-show meets serious drama. Caryl Churchill’s 2012 play shows the poetry of life, from the ordinary to the peculiar, in snapshots varying from mere seconds to over five minutes.

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Our Fresher Play Director Eva is now Tab famous! Check out her article on the experience of directing a play with such graphic violence against women, and how she thinks theatre can make a difference! http://thetab.com/uk/cambridge/2015/11/25/love-nightingale-violence-women-62980

25th November 2015 3:12pm

The Love of the Nightingale and violence against women

Fresher director Eva O'Flynn discusses dealing with themes of rape and abuse of women in theatre on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society posted: Our Freshers' Play 'LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE' opens TOMORROW NIGHT! We have a super talented team working on this incredibly challenging play - you don't want to miss out!!! **VIOLENCE, BETRAYAL and REVENGE - what better way to enter into Week 8!** 25-28TH DECEMBER | HOMERTON AUDITORIUM | 7.30PM See you there!

24th November 2015 11:51am

The Love of the Nightingale

"You wanted something and you took it, that is not love." Our freshers’ play this year, ‘The Love of the Nightingale’ by Timblerlake Wertenbaker, is a feminist rewriting of the Ancient Greek myth of the rape of Philomele. The story is undoubtedly tragic; it follows the encounters of two sisters, Philomele and Procne, with Tereus, King of Thrace. Procne is given to Tereus in marriage but soon finds that life in Thrace is insufferable without her sister. So Tereus returns to Athens to bring Philomele back. It becomes rapidly clear to everyone but the sisters that Philomele is in danger. The events which follow are painful, shocking and unjust. It is a play laden with emotion and drama. Wertenbaker combines ancient myth with modern thought to create a brilliantly original play. With a female-heavy cast and parts not assigned by gender, HATS production aims to extend this baffling and challenging originality to set the text even more firmly in its feminism.