A Comprehensive Understanding is looking for state comprehensive-educated Writer/Performers!

The Cambridge Footlights Presents: A Comprehensive Understanding - the state-educated sketch show - is looking for new writer/performers for its 2026 run!

• Thu 8th Oct, 15:00–16:00, Corpus Playroom
• Sat 10th Oct, 15:00–17:00, Queens' College Green Room (Fitzpatrick Hall)

The Cambridge Footlights Presents: A Comprehensive Understanding - the state-educated sketch show - is returning to Cambridge!

This show aims to platform state comprehensive (i.e non-selective/non-grammar) school educated students to give them the best start in Cambridge comedy possible! A Comprehensive Understanding looks to platform everything funny, bizarre and down-right ridiculous about the state school experiences of 93% of the UK’s student population.
We’re particularly looking for freshers to make up the majority of the cast for the show (though we are open to applications from any state comprehensive schoolers new to the Cambridge comedy scene). You’ll get to work together to write and workshop sketches and present them in a 3-night run at the ADC Theatre! This is a great first opportunity to learn about all things ADC, what goes in to putting on a show, and will leave you in a brilliant position for whatever you go on to do in Cambridge theatre (comedy or otherwise) next!

Full details here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PHld-5kQJXtRiHBpZyyMJdV5tT5utxGWJpzwWC5SwzY/edit?usp=sharing

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Contact rc992@cam.ac.uk before 10th Oct 2026 23:59 for more details.