- April 2016
Join our Improvisational Gladiators as they once again take to the arena to battle for your amusement. For too long, the Cambridge Impronauts have been weaving tales together in relative peace and harmony. But now, things are getting personal as a crack team of Impronauts will go head to head, duelling through sketches, skit, and songs, all completely made up on the spot, for your applause!
- March 2016
The Marlowe Society presents Hatch, a showcase of scratch performances of new dramatic and poetic works in progress from the hotbed of Cambridge literary talent. We return to the ADC Bar for our second HATCH of Lent!
A fantastic insight into fresh new writing in its infancy, there will be an informal post-show discussion for audience, performers, directors and writers to pick apart the evening’s work.
If you're interested in writing drama or poetry, then please also have a look at The John Kinsella and Tracy Ryan poetry prize - more information here! https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/student-hub/resources/financial-support/english-prizes/
Hatch is a unique and exciting opportunity to be a part of a writing process.
Previous praise for HATCH:
“Wonderful makes for the most accurate description” The Cambridge Student
“Everything about it is just so lovely” The Cambridge Tab
“a gutsy enterprise” Cambridge Theatre Review
- February 2016
‘Girl, Interrupted’, chronicles Susanna Kaysen’s stay in a mental hospital in 1967 after an attempted suicide.
18 year old Susanna was put in a taxi and sent to hospital to be treated for depression. She spent most of the next two years on the ward for you women, in the psychiatric ward renowned for its famous clientele, including the distinguished poet and author Sylvia Plath.
This is a new adaptation of ‘Girl, Interrupted’, written for the stage by Rosie Brown. Susanna’s story is explored in new and exciting ways, set to music composed specifically for this original production.
Mental health, gender, sexuality and non-conformity are examined in this predominantly female production, for the most part through the eyes of Susanna.
- February 2016
In Verse returns to the ADC Bar! The Marlowe Society presents a night of monologues and duologues, a showcase of performances of classic or modern dramatic works in progress from the best performers Cambridge theatre has to offer.
The Marlowe Society was founded in 1907 by a group of students including Justin Brooke as a reaction against Victorian theatre and tradition. Its purpose was to revive the presentation of Shakespeare in Cambridge which had not been performed since 1886, and, in doing so, raise the standard of verse-speaking by actors. Since then, it has met with remarkable success, maintaining these traditions and acting as a nursery of talent and reform.
- October 2015
The Marlowe Society presents a night of monologues and duologues, a showcase of performances of classic or modern dramatic works in progress from the best performers Cambridge theatre has to offer.
The Marlowe Society was founded in 1907 by a group of students including Justin Brooke as a reaction against Victorian theatre and tradition. Its purpose was to revive the presentation of Shakespeare in Cambridge which had not been performed since 1886, and, in doing so, raise the standard of verse-speaking by actors. Since then, it has met with remarkable success, maintaining these traditions and acting as a nursery of talent and reform.
- May 2015
The Marlowe Society presents Hatch (Round 2), a showcase of scratch performances of new dramatic and poetic works in progress from the hotbed of Cambridge literary talent.
A fantastic insight into fresh new writing in its infancy, there will be an informal post-show discussion for audience, performers, directors and writers to pick apart the evening’s work.
Hatch is a unique and exciting opportunity to be a part of a writing process.
Previous praise for HATCH throughout the ages:
'Wonderful makes for the most accurate description' TCS, 2014
'dark, alarming, and riveting' TCS, 2013
'Everything about it is just so lovely' TAB, 2012
'a gutsy enterprise' CTR, 2011
- May 2015
Monologos (Or, Virtual Bar and the Comatose O'Clock) is a stand-up night with a variety night feel, featuring Isa Bonachera, Miz Hashimoto, Imogen Sebba and Isla Tyrell (more acts TBC). Join us for a chilled-out night at the ADC Bar, with audience interaction and fun shenanigans all around.
- April 2015
The Marlowe Society presents Hatch, a showcase of scratch performances of new dramatic and poetic works in progress from the hotbed of Cambridge literary talent.
A fantastic insight into fresh new writing in its infancy, there will be an informal post-show discussion for audience, performers, directors and writers to pick apart the evening’s work.
Hatch is a unique and exciting opportunity to be a part of a writing process.
Previous praise for HATCH throughout the ages:
'Wonderful makes for the most accurate description' TCS, 2014
'dark, alarming, and riveting' TCS, 2013
'Everything about it is just so lovely' TAB, 2012
'a gutsy enterprise' CTR, 2011
- March 2015
Why only HATCH once? After the watermelon-fulled frenzy of our Corpus run, we're coming back to ADC Bar for week 8! Showcasing scratch performances of new dramatic works (and spoken word pieces) in progress from the hotbed of Cambridge literary talent, with an informal post-show discussion for audience, performers, directors and writers to pick apart the evening’s work.
Anyone wanting to get involved as a writer, actor, or director, just drop us an email at hatchcontact@yahoo.co.uk!
WRITERS -Those wishing to submit, please email your piece with a rough running time (generally not over five minutes) and any specifications about whether you'll be performing yourself or wanting one of our Hatch-Actors to perform it on your behalf. Can be any genre, theme, topic, or style. SUBMISSION DEADLINE FRIDAY MARCH 6th, 10pm.
ACTORS - plz act for us! drop us an email with any acting experience you've had, if any :)
DIRECTORS - Those wishing to direct, just drop us an email!
Those wishing just to be part of the experience, check out our handy little ticketing link, here:
www.corpusplayroom.com/whats-on/literary/hatch.aspx
Previous praise for HATCH throughout the ages:
'Wonderful makes for the most accurate description' TCS, 2014
'dark, alarming, and riveting' TCS, 2013
'Everything about it is just so lovely' TAB, 2012
'a gutsy enterprise' CTR, 2011
- March 2015
The Polis is back. Join us in an evening of short political performances in the ADC Bar, where we ask: is all politics theatrical, is all theatre political?
short plays // monologues // spoken word poetry // verbatim theatre // satire // songs
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” - Brecht
Previous praise:
"The Polis was rough and ready, but therein lay its beauty...In the intimate and informal setting of the ADC bar, this one-night-only performance provided a powerful platform for a critique of modern politics through multiple perspectives" - **** Varsity
"..never let the audience forget the fact that it was a play because of the overlap between the stage and the audience" - TCS
"amusing, witty and an enjoyable way to spend an evening" - Tab
- February 2015
A fierce and funny fistful of new monologues.
Is Lily Allen's video feminist or just plain racist?
How much does your body figure into your politics?
Does social media help fight sexism?
Is mainstream feminism "tepid and cowardly"? Is austerity hurting women more?
How many feminists does it take to change a light bulb?
Are we there yet?
New short writing about feminism and more in 2015.
Join us in the ADC bar for a night of fresh takes on bodies, sex, violence, love, politics, and other home concerns.
- May 2014
The Polis is a series of sort political plays ranging from comedy to drama to spoken poetry to be performed in the ADC. We're looking for writers to produce pieces that are 5-10mins, are political (of any sort!) and would work within the ADC bar setting. Apart from this we're looking for a wide variety of political pieces. The deadline for submission is 10th April, please send pieces to lk362@cam.ac.uk. Many thanks!
- March 2014
- May 2013
- May 2013
For one night only, Cambridge's finest will be performing their favourite pieces of verse in an evening that promises to be moving, amusing and (sometimes) rhyming.
Bring along your own favourite poem for a chance to direct the actors on how best it should be performed, and add it to our anthology.
- January 2013
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society is pleased to present its very last bar night of the year! It's time to finish the year as fabulously as we started.
- November 2012
Hats off to new drama!
Head on down for another inspiring series of staged readings of new writing. Sundays only. WRiTEON’s annual autumn/winter offering follows on from a successful summer MaD (Monologues and Duologues) season and the sell-out Corpus Playroom show, ANGLES. It’s called “naked” because there are no fancy sets or elaborate costumes. The focus is on bringing the writers’ ideas to life on stage for the first time in a simple but imaginative way.
There is a different programme on each of the four Sunday evenings; typically comprising four or more pieces. All the plays are short (10-20 minutes) and are performed script in hand by our enthusiastic team of actors in the intimate setting of the ADC Bar. The audience is then invited to comment on the writing.
- October 2011
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society is pleased to once more present one of its ever-popular cabaret evenings.
- April–May 2010
- February 2009
- November 2002
This Halloween, something very spooky is happening in the ADC Bar. The Amateur Dramatic Club brings you the best of scary drama, hair-raising poetry and devilish prose in a one-night-only show to reduce even the bravest souls to quivering wrecks... Come if you dare...
- January 1997
This show is a dummy used by Camdram for testing purposes only.
