- March 2021
'The breaking of so great a thing should make a greater crack.'
A love made public rarely lasts, and neither can the most powerful couple of all time. As Antony rules his empire, and Cleopatra her kingdom, the unbreakable lens of the public interest will obliterate them.
True love loses itself in a world where love is love, and power is power.
- March 2021
Ding Dong Oh - hello, you poor thing, let me grab you a towel, that bloody thunderstorm! All’s wool that ends wool ey - you just made it in time for the show, only comes round once a year! Your room’s pasture mill on the right; we got everything you need. Breakfast is at 7, zumba is at 8, we loooove staying in sheep, an-- ewe honey those curls need work, I’ll book an appointment with our baaa baaa asap…Anyways, work is at 9 Monday to Friday - no ifs, no buts, no excuses, we run a tight sheep. Ooo look at the time - show’s starting in 5 - WHAT SHOW? The annual sheepcase of course consisting of the kookiest of characters, the strangest of songs and the silliest of sketches - the silliest of billies in fact - I can’t wait for you to meet Billy, he’s such a lamb. Last year’s show set the baaaa real high, they even had Britney Shears make an appearance! lights go down Buckle up for an hour of comedy gold, relax and enjoy the show! BAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
- February 2021
The Marlowe Showcase is an opportunity for 12 graduating Cambridge actors to work with a professional director, Nicholas Barter (former Principal of RADA) and perform contemporary and classical monologues for agents, industry professionals, family and friends.
- February 2021
Musical theatre is back and better than ever! Whether you're a newcomer or a CUMTS veteran, The Spotlight offers performers a chance to take to the (virtual) stage and belt out one of their favourite musical theatre songs, whether that be a classic or something a bit more new!
A Live Call including all our Hosts and Performers, chatting and laughing the night away, and watching all the pre-prepared performances for the first time at the same time as our Live-Streaming Audience, these high quality performances in such a supportive and relaxed atmosphere will make this event like no other!
- February 2021
- February 2021
A sculptor’s obsession with the ‘perfect woman’ leads to a sexual fixation on three generations of the same family.
Jocelyn Pierston has been faithful to one perfect woman all his life – is it really his fault if she won’t stay in the same body very long? She certainly wasn’t to be found in Avice, the humble, unassuming island girl who was, for a time, his sweetheart. It turned out that she wasn’t really there in Marcia either, the woman with whom Jocelyn had run away to London to be married. As the years roll by, Jocelyn ages but his Well-Beloved stays as young, as fresh, and as tantalisingly ungraspable as ever. When he hears news of Avice’s death he realises that the Well-Beloved was in her all along and rushes home, only to find that, in Avice’s young daughter, his passions are still very much alive…
- February 2021
Why is 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9 DUH?! What happens when an immovable object gasp meets an unstoppable force GASP?!! Why did that iceberg have to be such a b?*&! ? Questions, questions, questions. So many questions? So little time. Revolving in my head...round and round… spinning and spinning… in a never ending loop… just like I am in this revolving door! Character Assassination dares to question the unquestionable, to answer the unanswerable, to make the inanimate animate. A night of character monologues and duologues through the lens of objects, concepts and anything without a voice. Join us for a hilarious evening brought to you by some of the finest comedians in Cambridge as they bring to life the lifeless and make you laugh while doing it.
- February 2021
N.B. this show has been cancelled
‘Ships are safe in harbour. But that’s not what ships are for.’
Astrid has never set foot on solid ground: as the first and only child born in space, she faces her whole life on board the spaceship Mara. But when an asteroid strike decimates their oxygen supply, she and the crew of the ship must abandon the mission and return home before it’s too late.
From the award-winning, five-star writing team behind Rust and Life With You, this original musical explores what it means to know who you are. Set against the breathtaking and deadly backdrop of space, Astrid and the others travelling on the Mara grapple with life, friendship, and loss.
When it really matters, we risk everything to make it back to the only home we truly know: Earth.
- February 2021
It’s 1935. Alma Martyr, a lovable English professor, and her secret gardener fiancé Castor are preparing for a romantic weekend getaway at her parents' woodland cabin. However, a mix-up with dates leads to four of her best students joining them for the weekend. There’s sweetly innocent Daphne, pompously cruel Leopold and laughably keen Lance and Laurie. Unwise preconceptions and misunderstandings abound – unrequited love and mutual hatred leading to such entanglements! Carnage ensues, as rivalries among the students and complex love affairs lead to games, disputes and a dramatic conclusion...
- February 2021
N.B. this show has been cancelled
"No Men. No Meat. All manners."
It's 1956, and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein gather for their Annual Quiche Breakfast, where they sing, dance and rave about their favourite food. However, an atomic explosion soon sends their town hall into a lockdown. When placed under the pressure of a life without egg, this energetic 50s pastiche confronts the society with more than just communists. They must face the real root of their love for quiche and what has brought them all together (see title for clues).
- January 2021
N.B. this show has been cancelled
Dragtime! is back and this time it's getting political :O Cambridge's premiere drag troupe return to the ADC with another hour of cabaret fun, showcasing the city's best new drag talent. Parliament is in session and our kings, queens and inbetweens will be stepping up to the dispatch box, donning their best leather trousers and leopard print kitten heels, and giving you 'Yaas Minister'. Whether we're poking fun at political figures or reflecting on current social issues, this production showcases drag in all its disruptive and subversive glory. Our exciting and uncompromising drag artists will entertain, challenge and amaze you with singing, lip sync, spoken word, burlesque, and more!
- January 2021
N.B. this show has been cancelled
“If we are all eternal, and if Human Life is only the first mile in a billion, do you honestly believe that God could abandon any mothahfuckah so soon in the journey?”
In purgatory, a court case is being heard against Judas Iscariot, the notorious betrayer of Jesus Christ. Witnesses from across history are invited to give their testimonies. Was it a terrible crime, or was it a necessary part of God’s great plan?
Set in a time-bending, seriocomically imagined courtroom where saints talk streets slang and lawyers barter with Satan, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is an ambitious philosophical meditation on religion. The play alternates between riotously funny and deeply thought-provoking, revealing at its heart profound reflections on human fallibility, guilt and forgiveness.
Regardless of your faith-or lack thereof-you may discover a new gem or two from a two-millennia-old story.
- January 2021
N.B. this show has been cancelled
The House Is Now Open is a student-written comedy play focusing on Endre, a chaotic fresher who accidentally commits to two shows on the same night. Written by two third years who've experienced their fair share of unfortunate theatrical mishaps, this play within a play exposes once and for all the true meaning behind the phrase, 'the show must go on'.
4 days until the dissertation deadline. 3 hours of sleep. 2 shows on the same night…
and 1 over-committed student actor, who has somehow ended up in both.
Overwhelmed by the stresses of uni life, Endre discovers that the two plays he’s been rehearsing for are happening on the same night. At the same time.
The house is now open….
Determined not to let his friends down, Endre finds himself running between both shows, juggling the jetés of Shakespearian dialogue alongside the iambs of contemporary dance.
As tensions rise, Endre takes the ‘quick change’ to a whole new level, and hopes no one becomes suspicious of his unusually long toilet breaks.
Will he pull it off? Will his fellow cast mates manage the mishaps of opening night on their own? Will he miss that all important cue line?
All the world’s a stage, but this player needs a break!
- January 2021
YOU Split the votes! YOU Split the show!
Split is a fast paced panel show with various comedy rounds. The panel have live and pre-recorded tasks that you as the audience vote on to split the winnings. There are also opportunities to mess with the show, your suggestions are always valid and we will strive to improvise with them as much as possible. Come mess us up, come split the show!
- January 2021
ETG’s 2020 production of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of forbidden love, sets the fateful events within a school classroom, these famous characters reimagined as modern-day students, parents and teachers. This familiar world exposes both the joy of young love and the horror of unnecessary violence in their extremes. This student company hopes to reinvigorate this well-known and well-loved text by drawing new focus to loss of hope and innocence, the consequences of generational actions, and ultimately what it means to be young in today’s world.
While this year's tour has sadly been cancelled due to COVID-19, Romeo and Juliet will complete its run at the start of Lent Term, with additional matinees to be streamed to schools to uphold the society's commitment to education and theatre.
- December 2020
Hip hip hooray – it’s Show Choir’s 10th birthday!
To celebrate, we will be performing some of your favourite Show Choir anthems from across the decade, from absolute classics like Don’t Stop Believin’ and Fame, to all the cheesy hits you love to hate – Call Me Maybe or Wake Me Up Before You Go Go anyone?
Don’t Stop Us Now as we boogie our way into our 10th fabulous year, grab your dancing shoes and your party hats and come along and join us for some slick harmonies, killer choreography and an hour of hilarious musical fun! See you there!
- December 2020
N.B. this show has been cancelled
The folktales of the Mabinogion are some of the oldest and strangest in the literature of the British Isles, telling the mystical stories of ancient Wales; in this world, children have been known to turn into fish, and a wizardly mouse may well cast a spell on you. Mabinogion follows the birth and life of King Pryderi - whose name translates to modern-day English as 'Anxiety' - as he contends with mysterious deerlike visitors from the Otherworld, battling the undead armies of the Irish, and a rather heated argument with a neighbour over a herd of pigs. This show reimagines the four branches of the Mabinogi for a present day audience, and our merry troupe of performers will be using song, puppetry, and comedy to sift through the surreal stories of Pryderi of Dyfed and present them in fantastical ways such as you've never seen the likes of before. From the minds behind Fables for Robots ('a space of vibrancy and innovation... a performance that is genuinely refreshing' - The Cambridge Student, ****).
Mae tegell yn ferwi and ty'n barod.
- November 2020
N.B. this show has been cancelled
After our sell-out-one-night run in Lent, The Great(ER) Cambridge Panel Show returns to storm the ADC Theatre!
- November 2020
Grab your mulled wine and mince pies, and join us for our first livestreamed quiz!
We'll have six rounds of festive, theatre-themed questions to test your knowledge, hosted by the management of the ADC. Everyone is welcome - you can play along at home with your household, or get your friends together to form a team over Zoom!
- November 2020
N.B. this show has been cancelled
It's a murder mystery... in space!
- November 2020
OUR LAST SMOKER OF THE TERM!! WHAT?! HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?! Catch our live-stream of some of the finest comedy Cambridge has to offer and get those giggles in whilst you still can! The Cambridge Footlights bring you an hour of brilliant comedy, ranging from sketch, to stand-up, comedy song, monologues, or maybe dance. Whatever the style, it's always 'uproariously funny' (Varsity).
- November 2020
N.B. this show has been cancelled
- November 2020
N.B. this show has been cancelled
Join three hapless criminals as they attempt the heist of their lives: stealing the Crown Jewels. Watch as they assemble their team, plot their path, and even fall in love on the way. Will they swagger off with the swag, or be swept up in the long arms of the law? Either way, irresistible tunes and uproarious comedy guarantee a criminally good time.
- November 2020
"What makes you who you are? A name? An address? A random collection of experiences, a few memories?... You are who you can prove you are. And that's the easiest thing in the world to change." When a young executive reaches breaking point and decides to disappear, he pays a visit to a master of the craft in a seafront fortune tellers in Southend. Haunted by visitations from a pathologist who swears he is already lying flat out on her slab, he begins a nightmarish journey to the edge of existence that sees him stripped of everything that made him who he was.
- November 2020
Two lusty young troublemakers with overbearing dads do their best to have a shag despite the threat of strict parental disapproval. Hilarious consequences ensue, such as tasteless groping, clumsy flirtation, awful hangovers and several totally avoidable deaths.
Kind of almost like one of those Shakespeare arrangements.
- November 2020
The Cambridge Footlights bring you a hilarious hour of comedy from our incoming Freshers - Freshers by age, by nature, by the fact that THIS is their first foray into the world of Cambridge comedy! Get ready to laugh and cry (because you're laughing so much) at these comedy 'virgins'' stand-up, sketch, song and character comedy - all from the comfort of your very own live-stream!
- November 2020
Ordinary Days is a powerful musical depicting the lives of four New Yorkers finding through life and the city. An unlikely friendship is formed by an uptight grad student and an eccentric artist over a lost notebook and a lack of purpose. Meanwhile, a dysfunctional couple struggle to make ends meet as one wants to start afresh and the other desperately clings onto the past. Their lives intertwine through a vibrant and exciting score while the audience is taken on an adventure of self discovery by each character.
- October 2020
Following the success of last year's 'Things That Go Bump N' Grind In The Night' Dragtime! is back again with another hour of cabaret fun and this time it's even spookier :O :O :O Cambridge's premiere drag troupe return to the ADC with their second Halloween show, presenting the best new drag talent the city has to offer. Hold on to your seats as Dragtime!'s kings, queens and inbetweens take you on a thrill-inducing ride through the dark side of drag, featuring singing, lip sync, spoken word, pole dance, burlesque, live music and more!
- October 2020
William Shakespeare's Macbeth
- October 2020
For TWO NIGHTS ONLY, the ADC will play host to a cabaret night like no other... CUMTS presents: The Spotlight!!
Watch in awe as ten of Cambridge's most talented musical theatre performers take to the new venue of the ADC STAGE to belt out a wide range of their favourite songs from the shows! In a term without Bar Nights (we know, we cried too), this is a completely unique chance to experience the staggering breadth of ability across all year groups and theatrical backgrounds. The phrase 'not to be missed' is often overused, but never has there been such an incredible and unexpected opportunity to add some much-needed MT levity to your life - why would you want to be anywhere else?
- October 2020
Join the next generation of Cambridge comedians as we make you relive all the awkward moments of your first terms at Cambridge; from the first Freshers’ mingle to embarrassing yourself while drunk to midnight trips to Van of Life. Entirely created by newly born second years ready to share their nightmare Fresher scenarios. Reminisce with your friends over the journey from having “Down it Fresher!” shouted at you at every night out, to being a Cindies veteran.
- October 2020
The Cambridge Footlights extend a warm welcome BACK TO SCHOOL with our first Smoker of the term and the year ! Expect the same hilarious hour of sketch, stand-up, songs and character comedy with faces new and old - this time, live-streamed to your very own bed! Get that boxed wine and popcorn out and prepare to laugh and giggle and roar at some of the finest comedy Cambridge has to offer!
- October 2020
As the first mainstream lesbian piece of theatre, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove is a seminal work that explores a gay women’s haven, Bluefish Cove, where a group of seven lesbians are spending their annual holiday. Eva wanders into the colony after leaving an unhappy marriage, accidentally finding herself among women that will change her life in more ways than she could ever envisage. Set in the 1980s, this tender play follows these women as they experience love, loss, and everything in between: rooted in subtle and realistic portrayals of lesbian relationships, it invites us to consider love between women in whatever form that may take.
- October 2020
FORGIVE ME, I HAVE SOME BAD HABITS
Grit your teeth, take a breath and prepare to be sucked into The Confession Booth.
Now un-grit them and let out that breath because really, it was unnecessary to ‘confess’ to Father Monahan that they brought down StockPhotos by photoshopping Herbie’s grandma’s toe into the logo.
‘Sinners’ - a saucy, spicy and slightly comedy show about confessions
- October 2020
We've all heard of sticking it to The Man, so it only seems right that through this series of character monologues, Cambridge's finest lady and non-binary comics will do just that, on stage, for every gender's viewing pleasure.
This is the perfect showcase to portray the hilarity, strength, weirdness, wonderfulness, bravery, and all the many more things a woman/non-binary person can be. Stockings are bringing The Man Presents: Women back to its basic, initial format as all of these characters come together to stick it to their male writer, the one who ineptly branded them as what he 'thought' a woman character should be (read: quite frankly, written badly).
With multiple womxn actually allowed on stage at once, who knows what might happen? We wager it will be something very, very funny.
This is Good Girls, Written Bad(ly).
- October 2020
There are a million ways we could die at any given moment—the guy next door could turn out to be a serial killer, or the water supply could be tainted with e. coli. Not to mention threats of nuclear war and the impending doom of climate disaster that could wipe out humankind at any second. But either we can live in constant fear -- or we can laugh at the absurdity of it all.
This musical comedy centers on the experience of a ragtag support group who call themselves “Survivors Non-Anonymous,” joining together to share their varied stories of survival. But when the bunker they’re meeting in suddenly goes on lockdown, trapping them inside with no resources and leaving them with no idea of the cause of the lockdown, the group members are left to combine their talents and do what they do best: survive.
From the sell-out writing team behind What's Wrong With Me? and Life With You comes a wacky new musical comedy about survival, friendship, and the importance of the Heimlich maneuver.
