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Newnham Site-Specific TheatreNeSST

The brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in Newnham College's gardens. Ecology, myth, and live folk music. Est. 2025

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Get involved with Newnham Site-Specific Theatre shows:
☆WELFARE OFFICER wanted for The Ash Tree (May Week), a roaming folk-play concert in Newnham Gardens☆

NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026. The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice. We are looking for a costume designer  , assistant costume designer  , assistant producer  , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026. APPLICATION PACK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing

    Contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00 for more details.

    ☆ PUPPET MAKER wanted for The Ash Tree (May Week), a roaming folk-play concert in Newnham Gardens☆

    NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026. The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice. We are looking for a costume designer  , assistant costume designer  , assistant producer  , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing

      Contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00 for more details.

      ☆ SET-DRESSER AND PROPS MAKER wanted for The Ash Tree (May Week), a roaming folk-play concert in Newnham Gardens ☆

      NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026. The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice. We are looking for a costume designer  , assistant costume designer  , assistant producer  , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing

        Contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00 for more details.

        ☆ ASSISTANT PRODUCER wanted for The Ash Tree (May Week), a roaming folk-play concert in Newnham Gardens ☆

        NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026. The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice. We are looking for a costume designer  , assistant costume designer  , assistant producer  , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing

          Contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00 for more details.

          ☆ COSTUME DESIGNERS wanted for The Ash Tree (May Week), a roaming folk-play concert in Newnham Gardens ☆

          NeSST is a brand-new site-specific theatre collective working in the Newnham College Gardens. We are incredibly excited to be staging our inaugural production, The Ash Tree, in May Week 2026. The Ash Tree reimagines Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon as a promenade folk-play concert about the birth of the Granta river and the day the trees of Newnham Gardens first took root. The story is set on the summer solstice, and will be performed on and around the northern hemisphere solstice. We are looking for a costume designer , assistant costume designer , assistant producer , prop and set makers, puppet-maker, and a welfare officer! APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON THE 21ST APRIL 2026. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vZnDmO4RDqC4ZuloxSX3AWov_M2CiiaohP9rEkdluU/edit?usp=sharing

            Contact ec950@cam.ac.uk before 22nd Apr 2026 00:00 for more details.

            You can also see all events that have been put on by this society.

            Shows

            • Sun 14 Jun
            • Mon 15 Jun
            • Tue 16 Jun
            • Wed 17 Jun
            • Thu 18 Jun
            • Fri 19 Jun
            • Sat 20 Jun
            18:30 NeSST Presents: The Ash Tree Newnham College Gardens
            • Sun 21 Jun
            • Mon 22 Jun
            • Tue 23 Jun
            • Wed 24 Jun
            • Thu 25 Jun
            • Fri 26 Jun
            • Sat 27 Jun
            18:30 NeSST Presents: The Ash Tree Newnham College Gardens

            Past shows

            See all the shows this society has been previously involved in at the society history page.