- November 2004
"Don't leave your kids alone to play with fire."
January 16th 1969. A Czech student named Jan Palach sets fire to himself in Wenceslas Square, in protest against the Russian invasion. On January 17th 1969, he was headline news - but the evening edition of any decent newspaper carries a new headline. Was his sacrifice doomed to failure? How can any of us make a difference? Can we express ourselves better through advertising slogans than we can through Shakespeare? Palach is a patchwork of texts, sound and images that dissects the nature of theatre, communication and protest. Performed simultaneously on four mini-stages, you are invited to choose what to watch - and what to think.
Picture c/o: http://archiv.radio.cz/palach99/images/okraj2.jpg
- February 2004
CADS is proud to present its annual freshers' show. This year, it's a romantic comedy for Valentine's weekend... but it's a romance with a difference. Adam Trainsmith is not expecting to fall in love when he visits the set of burnt-out director Chandler Tate's rubbish medical soap 'Hospital Hearts', but fall in love he does. With a robot called Jacie...
- February 2004
The first thing people remember about 'The Crucible' is that it's about witches. The second thing is that it's a metaphor for McCarthyism in 1950s America. The third thing is that it's where they have the snooker championships. The last remembrance aside, the witch/McCarthyist aspect was what drove Miller to write in the first place. However, some years after its completion, he considered its purpose to have changed: 'It's about Proctor's guilt', he said.
- November 2003
Ben Jonson's classic black comedy is given new life in this exciting and elaborate production.
- April 1997
