Camdram

ADC Theatre

Park Street, Cambridge

The ADC Theatre is one of the smallest departments of the University of Cambridge, and is the oldest University playhouse in the country. Plays have been presented on the site since 1855. The ADC Theatre is the centre of University drama in Cambridge, led almost entirely by students with no Faculty involvement.

We aim to provide opportunities to experience and learn about all aspects of theatre, while presenting professional standard productions. The ADC Theatre has helped to launch the careers of many theatre luminaries, including Sir Ian McKellen, Rachel Weisz and Emma Thompson.

There are several student companies resident to the ADC Theatre including Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, the Cambridge Footlights, Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society and the Fletcher Players.

Find out more and see what's on by visiting our website at https://www.adctheatre.com/.

Contact ADC Theatre

Get involved with shows at the ADC Theatre:
Workman and Singer/Servant (low-commitment acting & singing/acting roles)

We were overwhelmed by the volume of wonderful auditions for this show, but realise non-speaking roles aren't for everybody, so if you have already auditioned we'd absolutely love to hear from you if you're interested. 1 actor for Workman 1 singer/actor for Singer/Servant

    Contact mgp39@cam.ac.uk before 31st Mar 2023 00:00 for more details.

    Production Roles for Girl Torque: Comedy about Women in Engineering

    Stage Manager : I’m looking for a stage manager  who is: Highly organised & good with time management. Familiar with the Cambridge Theatre scene. Experienced organising a team. In your application, tell me a bit about: Your experience with stage managing (especially in Cambridge). Why you want to stage manage for Girl Torque. Technician: I’m looking for a technician who is: Passionate about theatre. Familiar with the Cambridge Theatre scene. In your application, tell me a bit about: Your experience with light & sound. Why you want to be a technician for Girl Torque. Please send all applications to nicola.irvine@landladyfilms.com by 27th March 2023. Rehearsals will start w/c 23rd April (Week 0), so please ensure you’ll be in or around Cambridge then.

      Contact nicola.irvine@landladyfilms.com before 5th Apr 2023 01:00 for more details.

      Production Roles for Girl Torque: Comedy about Women in Engineering

      Director : Preferred but not required: Experience in STEM or a professional workplace I’m looking for a director  who really understands the feelings discussed within Girl Torque, the fine line between the uncomfortable and funny, and the witty tone we’re trying to achieve, creating a relationship between the audience and the women coming face to face with discrimination. Some of these women are confused, some are angry, all are sad! I want to create a certain amount of vulnerability with the audience masked with a layer of comedy where the women are trying to remain high spirited and ‘perky’. I’m looking for a director  who is: Organised & good with time management. Good at getting a group enthused. Comedy focused but not neglecting the dark! Above all, enthusiastic about the project! In your application, tell me a bit about: Your experience directing (especially Comedy). Why you want to direct Girl Torque. Any ideas for how you may direct the show. Producer : I’m looking for a producer  I can work with closely, you won’t be completely on your own - I’ll be helping. I’m looking for a producer  who is: Highly organised & good with time management. Familiar with the Cambridge Theatre scene. Experienced organising a team. In your application, tell me a bit about: Your experience producing (especially in Cambridge). Why you want to produce Girl Torque. How you may go about production. Please send all applications to nicola.irvine@landladyfilms.com by 27th March 2023. Rehearsals will start w/c 23rd April (Week 0), so please ensure you’ll be in or around Cambridge then.

        Contact nicola.irvine@landladyfilms.com before 5th Apr 2023 01:00 for more details.

        Actors needed for ensemble roles in MNEMONIC

        Do you want to take part in theatre in Easter term but are afraid of the constraints on your work? This may be the show for you. We are looking for people to fill ensemble roles in our fantastic avant-garde play called Mnemonic, by company Complicite. All you have to do it look at the past audition pack and register your interest by contacting Sophie (the director) on sh2215@cam.ac.uk

          Contact Sophie Howe (director) email: sh2215@cam.ac.uk before 27th Mar 2023 23:59 for more details.

          Technical Representative and Lighting Designer for 'Urinetown'

          Festival Players are looking for a Technical Representative and a Lighting Designer  for their upcoming production of Urinetown: The Musical. Please note the dates of the production 1st-10th June - this will only suit individuals with no exam commitments around these dates. Due to unforeseen circumstances we are reopening applications for technical representative. The role will come with handover support from the previous TR. The set plan includes a revolve.

            Contact Please contact Justin Murray (director) at justinmilesmurray@hotmail.co.uk before 31st Mar 2023 01:00 for more details.

            Kiss Me Kate looking for ASMs, Followspot Ops, and Mic Runners

            No experience is required and we're only looking for people to do a couple of shows. If you're interested please fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/hUaxZtAxKPzBUYUc7

              Contact de328@cam.ac.uk before 25th Mar 2023 00:00 for more details.

              Stage Manager and Deputy Stage Manager

              Stage Manager  and Deputy Stage Manager 

                Contact mgp39@cam.ac.uk before 31st Mar 2023 12:00 for more details.

                Sound Designer

                Sound Designer 

                  Contact mgp39@cam.ac.uk before 31st Mar 2023 12:00 for more details.

                  ADC Theatre 14:00 on 24th March Twitter

                  "Jeremiah Horrocks should be as famous as Galileo, Kepler, or Copernicus."
                  Read more about next week's production of HORROX from writer and co-Director, David Sear, over on our blog at adctheatre.com/horroxblog
                  #newwriting #play #history #astronomy #drama #cambridgearts #play


                  ADC Theatre 16:00 on 23rd March Twitter

                  "A brilliant introduction to a classic of English literature. This is 75 minutes of the most effective theatrical storytelling. It is a truly mesmerising performance." (North West End UK).
                  Get your tickets for Mark Stratford's 'Jekyll & Hyde' from adctheatre.com/jekyll.


                  ADC Theatre 13:01 on 22nd March Twitter

                  You only have a few more chances to catch this year's Lent Term Musical: Cole Porter, Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack's sensational 'Kiss Me, Kate!'


                  ADC Theatre 10:30 on 21st March Twitter

                  David Sear's new play, in collaboration with the Cambridge Festival, explores the life and legacy of astronomer, Jeremiah Horrocks. You can read more about the show in an exclusive feature over on The Observer: theguardian.com/science/2023/m…
                  Get your tickets from adctheatre.com/horrox


                  ADC Theatre 13:00 on 20th March Twitter

                  Two weeks to go until the Pied Pipers present the classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical, 'Carousel', named the best musical of the 20th Century by Time Magazine: adctheatre.com/carousel.
                  #musical #theatre #drama #cambridgearts #classic #performances
                  Photography by Paul Ashley


                  ADC Theatre 11:19 on 19th March Twitter

                  "Too darn hot? I’ll say. This production of Cole Porter’s classic 1948 musical sizzles, sending the theatrical temperature sky high. In a musical that has everything, the cast gave it all they got – and that was a lot." - Cambridge Critique


                  ADC Theatre 16:00 on 18th March Twitter

                  We are looking forward to the premiere of David Sear's new play 'HORROX' which opens at the ADC in just one week's time! Tickets are available from adctheatre.com/horrox
                  #play #astronomy #space #venus #play #newwriting #drama #tragedy #cambridgearts
                  Photography by Paul Ashley


                  ADC Theatre 12:00 on 18th March Twitter

                  We are pleased to be supporting the UK tour of Ukrainian play CASSANDRA, which tours to Cambridge 20-23 March. The show is presented by @LiveCanon & @Ukr_Institute as part of the British Council's UK-Ukraine season: eventbrite.co.uk/.../cassandra-…...


                  ADC Theatre 09:00 on 17th March Twitter

                  'Kiss Me, Kate!' is simply 'wunderbar'!
                  Check out these stunning dress rehearsal shots from this year's Lent Term Musical and head on over to adctheatre.com/kate to grab your tickets before it's too late. Best availability for mid-week performances.
                  Photography by Paul Ashley


                  ADC Theatre 15:45 on 16th March Twitter

                  Show Choir is back, and this time they bring you some of their favourite songs from their teens! 'Teenage Dream' will be a fun-filled hour of pop anthems. Get your tickets now from adctheatre.com/showchoir
                  #theatre #music #glee #showchoir #pop #cambridgearts


                  ADC Theatre 10:00 on 14th March Twitter

                  'Sol' is a new play by Ella Palmer debuting at the Corpus Playroom this week. Find out more and get your tickets now from adctheatre.com/sol
                  #play #drama #cambridgearts #newwriting #playroom


                  ADC Theatre 16:00 on 12th March Twitter

                  It's too darn hot at the ADC this week as we prepare for our all-singing, all-dancing Lent Term Musical, 'Kiss Me, Kate!' Sure to be a highlight of our Spring season, don't miss out and get your tickets now from adctheatre.com/kate
                  Photography by Paul Ashley
                  #musical #theatre


                  ADC Theatre 14:00 on 12th March Twitter

                  Welcome to the 28th inaugural episode of The Really Late Show, where you will be our very own studio audience! So get your tickets to this sketch show with a difference for one night only at the Corpus Playroom
                  adctheatre.com/late
                  #comedy #sketch #panelshow #theatre


                  ADC Theatre 11:00 on 12th March Twitter

                  Mark Stratford presents a double-bill of Victorian drama at the Playroom this April! 'Drama King' takes us on a journey through the fascinating world of Victorian theatre and the extraordinary life of Macready: adctheatre.com/dramaking
                  Photo by Martin Smith
                  #drama #victorian #play


                  ADC Theatre 13:00 on 11th March Twitter

                  Featuring some of the most iconic MT songs ever written including 'You'll Never Walk Alone', the Pied Pipers present their new production of this Rogers and Hammerstein classic in April. Tickets for 'Carousel' are selling fast from adctheatre.com/carousel
                  Photo by Paul Ashley


                  ADC Theatre 15:00 on 10th March Twitter

                  A Footlights Smoker... on a Friday?! Don't miss out on some late-night laughs tonight at 11pm at the ADC! Get your tickets now from adctheatre.com/smoker
                  #comedy #standup #sketchshow #footlights #theatre #cambridgearts


                  ADC Theatre 11:00 on 10th March Twitter

                  From the creative team that delivered last year’s 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead', 'Horrox' is set to be a visually stunning and amusing take on why the Sun doesn’t actually go down… or rise! Tickets are on sale now from adctheatre.com/horrox
                  Photography by Paul Ashley


                  ADC Theatre 17:30 on 9th March Twitter

                  Placing the two protagonists as calamitous Cambridge students, this brand new production of classic farce, 'Charley's Aunt', runs for just three more performances at the ADC! Grab your tickets for one of the final few shows now from adctheatre.com/charley
                  Photo by Jessie Wade


                  ADC Theatre 13:30 on 9th March Twitter

                  'Greater Than Ourselves' is a play about what love means to a mother and a son, separated by ideological gulfs yet intimately bound by their deep devotion to the truth - and to each other. Get your tickets from adctheatre.com/greater
                  #newwriting #play #drama #family #religion


                  ADC Theatre 16:00 on 8th March Twitter

                  Join Cambridge Footlight, Libby Thornton, for her debut comedy hour. Take a break from the carnage of the outside world, and strap in for an hour of comedy carnage instead! Tickets are on sale now from adctheatre.com/libby
                  #comedy #standup #theatre #cambridgearts #laughs


                  ADC Theatre 16:30 on 7th March Twitter

                  Did you wish upon a star for an all improvised fairy-tale? Well, someone must have because 'Once Upon a Whim' is a show where your suggestions get fairy-god-mothered into a whimsical and hilarious adventure! Tickets are on sale now at adctheatre.com/whim
                  #improv #fairytale


                  ADC Theatre 17:00 on 6th March Twitter

                  'Charley's Aunt' opens tomorrow night at the ADC. Don't miss out on seeing this classic farce, reimagined, and get your tickets now from adctheatre.com/charley
                  #farce #comedy #slapstick #humour #play #drama #cambridgearts


                  ADC Theatre 15:00 on 5th March Twitter

                  Following on from a successful rehearsed reading last term, Jacinta Ngeh's new play, 'Greater Than Ourselves', opens for a full run at the Corpus Playroom this week. Get your tickets now from adctheatre.com/greater
                  #newwriting #theatre #drama #cambridgearts #play


                  ADC Theatre 13:00 on 4th March Twitter

                  It's 'too darn hot' in the rehearsal room for 'Kiss Me Kate', this year's Lent Term Musical!
                  Get your tickets now from adctheatre.com/kate
                  Photography by Paul Ashley
                  #theatre #musical #cambridgearts #drama


                  ADC Theatre 15:00 on 3rd March Twitter

                  One woman, one telephone. Based on the play of the same name, Poulenc's powerful one-woman opera tells of the importance of human connection. Tickets are selling fast for 'La Voix Humaine', playing for one night only at the Corpus Playroom. Get yours from adctheatre.com/voix


                  ADC Theatre 10:00 on 3rd March Twitter

                  Introducing Luke Malone as Jeremiah Horrocks, Cambridge's long-forgotten hero! Don't miss the latest offering by Corkscrew Theatre Company as part of this year's Cambridge Festival. Tickets are on sale now from adctheatre.com/horrox.
                  Photography by NASA and Paul Ashley


                  ADC Theatre 11:00 on 2nd March Twitter

                  Rehearsals are well underway for the classic #farce 'Charley's Aunt' which opens next week at the ADC! Find out more over on our blog at adctheatre.com/charleysauntbl… and then head to adctheatre.com/charley to get your tickets now for a bit of light-relief this Spring!
                  #theatre


                  ADC Theatre 11:00 on 1st March Twitter

                  When a group of strangers find themselves shut in an elevator, they must navigate the trials of survival and how many times you can ask someone to turn down their phone volume before *you* look like the unreasonable one. 'Going Down' opens this evening! adctheatre.com/down


                  ADC Theatre 17:00 on 28th February Twitter

                  The Marlowe Society's 'Twelfth Night' opens this evening! This well-known Shakespearean comedy explores identities, romance and friendship with an all-BME cast and crew.
                  Photography by Emma Shen
                  #theatre #shakespeare #drama #cambridgearts #classic #comedy #twelfthnight


                  ADC Theatre 14:46 on 28th February Twitter

                  Sure, sketch shows are fun, but would you want to live in one? Don't miss 'A Man Walks into a Cheese Shop' for one night only at the ADC Theatre. Get your tickets now from adctheatre.com/cheese
                  #comedy #sketchshow #cambridgearts #theatre


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                  Past shows

                  See all the shows that have been performed here at the venue history page.