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  • Inside the double life of a thespian student 
    1 April 2026
  • Amadeus in the Chapel balances grandeur and intimacy 
    29 March 2026
  • Editor's pickHamlet in the Chapel: Shakespeare, sanctified 
    25 March 2026
  • Inside the double life of a thespian student 

    Feature

    Inside the double life of a thespian student 

    Barney Sayburn explores the difficult realtities of juggling drama and degree

    1 April 2026
    Inside the double life of a thespian student 
  • Amadeus in the Chapel balances grandeur and intimacy 

    Review

    Amadeus in the Chapel balances grandeur and intimacy 

    James Critchley argues this production comes alive with its arresting performances 

    29 March 2026
    Amadeus in the Chapel balances grandeur and intimacy 
  • Hamlet in the Chapel: Shakespeare, sanctified 

    Review

    Hamlet in the Chapel: Shakespeare, sanctified 

    25 March 2026
    Hamlet in the Chapel: Shakespeare, sanctified 
  • Stand up, Sit Down: Behind the scenes of the solo comedy show 

    Interview

    Stand up, Sit Down: Behind the scenes of the solo comedy show 

    22 March 2026
    Stand up, Sit Down: Behind the scenes of the solo comedy show 
  • Faith, doubt, and sanctity in Hamlet in the Chapel

    Preview

    Faith, doubt, and sanctity in Hamlet in the Chapel

    18 March 2026
    Faith, doubt, and sanctity in Hamlet in the Chapel
  • Into The Woods  promises enchantment and escapism 

    Preview

    Into The Woods  promises enchantment and escapism 

    15 March 2026
    Into The Woods  promises enchantment and escapism 
  • A stage of our own

    Feature

    A stage of our own

    11 March 2026
    A stage of our own
  • Alien Breakdown Play is a promising extraterrestrial experiment 

    Review

    Alien Breakdown Play is a promising extraterrestrial experiment 

    8 March 2026
    Alien Breakdown Play is a promising extraterrestrial experiment 
  • Sir Trevor Nunn on a life of Cambridge theatre

    Interview

    Sir Trevor Nunn on a life of Cambridge theatre

    6 March 2026
    Sir Trevor Nunn on a life of Cambridge theatre
  • Principle, power, and pressure in Measure for Measure 

    Preview

    Principle, power, and pressure in Measure for Measure 

    6 March 2026
    Principle, power, and pressure in Measure for Measure 
  • Lunatics and leisure centres 

    Review

    Lunatics and leisure centres 

    Parsiah Brandon looks back on the delightfully chaotic Corpus late show  4 stars 

    4 March 2026
    Lunatics and leisure centres 
  • Between the lines of Little Women

    Preview

    Between the lines of Little Women

    Nabiha Ali belives this production promises to be emotionally nuanced and fulfilling

    1 March 2026
    Between the lines of Little Women
  • The Memory of Water is dazzlingly well done

    Review

    The Memory of Water is dazzlingly well done

    27 February 2026
    The Memory of Water is dazzlingly well done
  • Footlights Spring Revue? Don't Mind if I Do!

    Preview

    Footlights Spring Revue? Don’t Mind if I Do!

    25 February 2026
    Footlights Spring Revue? Don’t Mind if I Do!
  • Ringing is relatable and heart-wrenching

    Review

    Ringing is relatable and heart-wrenching

    21 February 2026
    Ringing is relatable and heart-wrenching
  • The Great Gatsby is an enthralling spectacle

    Review

    The Great Gatsby is an enthralling spectacle

    20 February 2026
    The Great Gatsby is an enthralling spectacle
  • A look behind the spotlight

    Feature

    A look behind the spotlight

    18 February 2026
    A look behind the spotlight
  • Jazz, secrets, and splendour in CUMT’S The Great Gatsby

    Preview

    Jazz, secrets, and splendour in CUMT’S The Great Gatsby

    15 February 2026
    Jazz, secrets, and splendour in CUMT’S The Great Gatsby
  • Private Lives is a campy, slapstick delight 

    Review

    Private Lives is a campy, slapstick delight 

    12 February 2026
    Private Lives is a campy, slapstick delight 
  • Improv is scary, but worth it 

    Feature

    Improv is scary, but worth it 

    11 February 2026
    Improv is scary, but worth it 
  • Austentatious is a roaring success

    Review

    Austentatious is a roaring success

    Nikita Vajrala revels in the chaos of the Arts Theatre’s Austen based improv 4.5 stars 

    8 February 2026
    Austentatious is a roaring success
  • The theatrics of superstition 

    Feature

    The theatrics of superstition 

    Daphne Stavride argues that superstitions are part of theatre’s charm

    6 February 2026
    The theatrics of superstition 
  • A Breakfast of Eels is quietly stunning

    Review

    A Breakfast of Eels is quietly stunning

    6 February 2026
    A Breakfast of Eels is quietly stunning
  • Stags and Hens (The Remix): Behind the veil

    Preview

    Stags and Hens (The Remix): Behind the veil

    4 February 2026
    Stags and Hens (The Remix): Behind the veil
  • The art of putting it together: Send in the Clowns

    Preview

    The art of putting it together: Send in the Clowns

    1 February 2026
    The art of putting it together: Send in the Clowns
  • Should student theatre be censored?

    Opinion

    Should student theatre be censored?

    28 January 2026
    Should student theatre be censored?
  • In honour of Stephen Sondheim

    Feature

    In honour of Stephen Sondheim

    25 January 2026
    In honour of Stephen Sondheim
  • Twelfth Night delights

    Review

    Twelfth Night delights

    23 January 2026
    Twelfth Night delights
  • The ETG's Comedy of Errors is flawless

    Review

    The ETG’s Comedy of Errors is flawless

    21 January 2026
    The ETG’s Comedy of Errors is flawless
  • To watch or not to watch Hamlet ?

    Review

    To watch or not to watch Hamlet ?

    18 January 2026
    To watch or not to watch Hamlet ?
  • How to really deal with stage fright 

    Opinion

    How to really deal with stage fright 

    Barney Sayburn questions the platitudes offered to nervous actors and provides some functional advice

    14 January 2026
    How to really deal with stage fright 
  • Camdram publicity needs aquickcamfab

    Feature

    Camdram publicity needs aquickcamfab

    Josh Pritchard considers how this plucky duo is redefining publicity

    11 January 2026
    Camdram publicity needs aquickcamfab
  • Life on the edge (of Camdram)

    Opinion

    Life on the edge (of Camdram)

    7 January 2026
    Life on the edge (of Camdram)
  • Cambridge's best theatre venue

    Opinion

    Cambridge’s best theatre venue

    4 January 2026
    Cambridge’s best theatre venue
  • We should be filming ADC productions

    Opinion

    We should be filming ADC productions

    31 December 2025
    We should be filming ADC productions
  • All the world's a stage

    Opinion

    All the world’s a stage

    24 December 2025
    All the world’s a stage
  • Why do we associate The Nutcracker with Christmas?

    Feature

    Why do we associate The Nutcracker with Christmas?

    21 December 2025
    Why do we associate The Nutcracker with Christmas?
  • Suzie Miller, stagecraft, and the one-woman show

    Opinion

    Suzie Miller, stagecraft, and the one-woman show

    18 December 2025
    Suzie Miller, stagecraft, and the one-woman show
  • Time is of the essence 

    Feature

    Time is of the essence 

    15 December 2025
    Time is of the essence 
  • Learning from hometown theatre

    Feature

    Learning from hometown theatre

    10 December 2025
    Learning from hometown theatre
  • New year, new Shakespeare: a look ahead to Marlowe's Twelfth Night

    Preview

    New year, new Shakespeare: a look ahead to Marlowe’s Twelfth Night

    Dhyan Ruparel discusses reinterpretation with professional director Michael Oakley and assistant director Sophia Orr

    7 December 2025
    New year, new Shakespeare: a look ahead to Marlowe’s Twelfth Night
  • CU Show Choir is the end to Bridgemas you deserve

    Preview

    CU Show Choir is the end to Bridgemas you deserve

    Josh Pritchard investigates the secret to this group’s indelible charm

    3 December 2025
    CU Show Choir is the end to Bridgemas you deserve
  • Panto is theatre's lifeblood 

    Opinion

    Panto is theatre’s lifeblood 

    30 November 2025
    Panto is theatre’s lifeblood 
  • Scavenging for The Merman

    Preview

    Scavenging for The Merman

    29 November 2025
    Scavenging for The Merman
  • To Pantomime, with affection

    Feature

    To Pantomime, with affection

    28 November 2025
    To Pantomime, with affection
  • If theatre be the food of love...

    Opinion

    If theatre be the food of love…

    28 November 2025
    If theatre be the food of love…
  • How to plan an American stage tour 

    Interview

    How to plan an American stage tour 

    25 November 2025
    How to plan an American stage tour 
  • Weaving the web: making a freshers' play

    Preview

    Weaving the web: making a freshers’ play

    20 November 2025
    Weaving the web: making a freshers’ play
  • Is your theatre haunted?

    Feature

    Is your theatre haunted?

    19 November 2025
    Is your theatre haunted?
  • In praise of freshers' plays

    Feature

    In praise of freshers’ plays

    16 November 2025
    In praise of freshers’ plays
  • The curtain rises again for the Preston Drama Society

    Interview

    The curtain rises again for the Preston Drama Society

    Eleanor Baldwin meets the two faces of Trinity Hall’s college theatre: Martha Alexander and Thomas Gladstone 

    14 November 2025
    The curtain rises again for the Preston Drama Society
  • Reviving REDS 

    Interview

    Reviving REDS 

    While cooking dinner, Daniel Kamaluddin chats with Cecily Chitty about the importance of college theatre

    14 November 2025
    Reviving REDS 
  • The sultry illusions and shattered selves of A Streetcar Named Desire

    Review

    The sultry illusions and shattered selves of A Streetcar Named Desire

    13 November 2025
    The sultry illusions and shattered selves of A Streetcar Named Desire
  • The murkiness of Bathwater

    Preview

    The murkiness of Bathwater

    9 November 2025
    The murkiness of Bathwater
  • Beneath the Flower is a play of tricky nuances

    Review

    Beneath the Flower is a play of tricky nuances

    8 November 2025
    Beneath the Flower is a play of tricky nuances
  • Hitler at the ADC? These guys pull it off

    Review

    Hitler at the ADC? These guys pull it off

    5 November 2025
    Hitler at the ADC? These guys pull it off
  • The ambiguous world of Beneath The Flower

    Preview

    The ambiguous world of Beneath The Flower

    2 November 2025
    The ambiguous world of Beneath The Flower
  • We can never forget the classics

    Opinion

    We can never forget the classics

    31 October 2025
    We can never forget the classics
  • Meet the man behind The Addams Family musical 

    Interview

    Meet the man behind The Addams Family musical 

    31 October 2025
    Meet the man behind The Addams Family musical 
  • Woolf's kaleidoscopic self is a sensation on the stage

    Review

    Woolf’s kaleidoscopic self is a sensation on the stage

    29 October 2025
    Woolf’s kaleidoscopic self is a sensation on the stage
  • When less is more

    Feature

    When less is more

    Bella Ofo unpacks the history of minimalism in theatre

    26 October 2025
    When less is more
  • Ibsen's Ghosts transfixes the Corpus Playroom

    Review

    Ibsen’s Ghosts transfixes the Corpus Playroom

    This slow-burn production, underset by haunting cello music, combines incredible performances with sharp technicality

    22 October 2025
    Ibsen’s Ghosts transfixes the Corpus Playroom
  • I had a heckler at the Edinburgh Fringe...and it was someone I knew

    Fringe Diaries

    I had a heckler at the Edinburgh Fringe…and it was someone I knew

    19 October 2025
    I had a heckler at the Edinburgh Fringe…and it was someone I knew
  • What can theatre learn from audio drama?

    Feature

    What can theatre learn from audio drama?

    17 October 2025
    What can theatre learn from audio drama?
  • Lend me your ears... and your voices

    Opinion

    Lend me your ears… and your voices

    17 October 2025
    Lend me your ears… and your voices
  • In conversation with BAFTA winning screenwriter, Sarah Phelps

    In conversation with BAFTA winning screenwriter, Sarah Phelps

    15 October 2025
    In conversation with BAFTA winning screenwriter, Sarah Phelps
  • Booze and bands: a look ahead to Brassed Off

    Preview

    Booze and bands: a look ahead to Brassed Off

    12 October 2025
    Booze and bands: a look ahead to Brassed Off
  • Macbeth makes a tragedy of the body itself

    Review

    Macbeth makes a tragedy of the body itself

    9 October 2025
    Macbeth makes a tragedy of the body itself
  • The importance of the post-theatre debrief

    Feature

    The importance of the post-theatre debrief

    8 October 2025
    The importance of the post-theatre debrief
  • The ultimate guide to Cambridge theatre

    Feature

    The ultimate guide to Cambridge theatre

    3 October 2025
    The ultimate guide to Cambridge theatre
  • From Birnam Wood to Boston

    From Birnam Wood to Boston

     Daisy Bates recalls a month spent taking Macbeth on the road

    3 October 2025
    From Birnam Wood to Boston
  • Remembering the midsummer madness

    Feature

    Remembering the midsummer madness

    Eleanor Baldwin reflects on the joys of outdoor Shakespearean theatre

    1 October 2025
    Remembering the midsummer madness
  • Sensory theatre is the future

    Feature

    Sensory theatre is the future

    28 September 2025
    Sensory theatre is the future
  • On the strangeness of Cambridge theatre stardom

    Opinion

    On the strangeness of Cambridge theatre stardom

    24 September 2025
    On the strangeness of Cambridge theatre stardom
  • Please don't take me to court

    Opinion

    Please don’t take me to court

    21 September 2025
    Please don’t take me to court
  • Have we gone too far in modernising Shakespeare?

    Opinion

    Have we gone too far in modernising Shakespeare?

    17 September 2025
    Have we gone too far in modernising Shakespeare?
  • The absurdist antics of Xhloe and Natasha 

    Interview

    The absurdist antics of Xhloe and Natasha 

    14 September 2025
    The absurdist antics of Xhloe and Natasha 
  • Why the message belongs to the audience

    Opinion

    Why the message belongs to the audience

    10 September 2025
    Why the message belongs to the audience
  • Loos Loos: an unflinching gaze at teenage girlhood

    Fringe Diaries

    Loos Loos: an unflinching gaze at teenage girlhood

    7 September 2025
    Loos Loos: an unflinching gaze at teenage girlhood
  • Managed Approach: In Conversation with Jules Coyle and Owen Wright

    Fringe Diaries

    Managed Approach: In Conversation with Jules Coyle and Owen Wright

    3 September 2025
    Managed Approach: In Conversation with Jules Coyle and Owen Wright
  • The challenges facing graduate students in Cambridge theatre

    Feature

    The challenges facing graduate students in Cambridge theatre

    Shan Tan-Ya sits down with three MPhil students to discuss their experiences in Cambridge theatre

    31 August 2025
    The challenges facing graduate students in Cambridge theatre
  • Priestley, Dunbar, and Bradford too

    Priestley, Dunbar, and Bradford too

    Millie Wooler meditates on Bradford’s contributions to theatre

    27 August 2025
    Priestley, Dunbar, and Bradford too
  • Should we stop reviewing student theatre? 

    Should we stop reviewing student theatre? 

    24 August 2025
    Should we stop reviewing student theatre? 
  • An interview with Sameera Bhalotra Bowers

    Fringe Diaries

    An interview with Sameera Bhalotra Bowers

    20 August 2025
    An interview with Sameera Bhalotra Bowers
  • A late night with the Footlights

    Fringe Diaries

    A late night with the Footlights

    17 August 2025
    A late night with the Footlights
  • A survivor's guide to a Cambridge get-in and get-out

    Feature

    A survivor’s guide to a Cambridge get-in and get-out

    13 August 2025
    A survivor’s guide to a Cambridge get-in and get-out
  • What are we actually staging as queer theatre? 

    Feature

    What are we actually staging as queer theatre? 

    10 August 2025
    What are we actually staging as queer theatre? 
  • Footlights' Helen Brookes on all things comedy 

    Interview

    Footlights’ Helen Brookes on all things comedy 

    6 August 2025
    Footlights’ Helen Brookes on all things comedy 
  • 1816: the year they wrote a musical 

    Preview

    1816: the year they wrote a musical 

    3 August 2025
    1816: the year they wrote a musical 
  • One year, many stages: the fresher actors behind Cambridge theatre

    Interview

    One year, many stages: the fresher actors behind Cambridge theatre

    31 July 2025
    One year, many stages: the fresher actors behind Cambridge theatre
  • Varsity's guide to Cambridge Theatre at the 2025 Edinburgh & Camden Fringe

    Varsity‘s guide to Cambridge Theatre at the 2025 Edinburgh & Camden Fringe

    Unsure of what shows to see during the UK’s biggest theatre festivals? Daphne Stavride has you covered!

    6 August 2025
    Varsity‘s guide to Cambridge Theatre at the 2025 Edinburgh & Camden Fringe
  • So, you’re dating a theatre kid

    Feature

    So, you’re dating a theatre kid

    Leon Rake breaks down the intricacies of dating a thespian, offering a few words of wisdom (and some ibuprofen) along the way 

    22 July 2025
    So, you’re dating a theatre kid
  • What makes a great costume designer?

    Feature

    What makes a great costume designer?

    20 July 2025
    What makes a great costume designer?
  • A ballad for CUMTS Bar Nights

    Feature

    A ballad for CUMTS Bar Nights

    16 July 2025
    A ballad for CUMTS Bar Nights
  • Bread, circuses, and The Hunger Games on stage

    Opinion

    Bread, circuses, and The Hunger Games on stage

    13 July 2025
    Bread, circuses, and The Hunger Games on stage
  • What even is a welfare officer?

    Feature

    What even is a welfare officer?

    9 July 2025
    What even is a welfare officer?
  • In defence of live music in theatre 

    Opinion

    In defence of live music in theatre 

    6 July 2025
    In defence of live music in theatre 
  • Staging Early Modern drama in the modern theatre 

    Opinion

    Staging Early Modern drama in the modern theatre 

    2 July 2025
    Staging Early Modern drama in the modern theatre 
  • gentlemen of the jury: how do we view abortion?

    Review

    gentlemen of the jury: how do we view abortion?

    29 June 2025
    gentlemen of the jury: how do we view abortion?
  • Twelfth Night almost achieves greatness

    Review

    Twelfth Night almost achieves greatness

    26 June 2025
    Twelfth Night almost achieves greatness
  • Inside Clare's campy Midsummer Night's Dream 

    Preview

    Inside Clare’s campy Midsummer Night’s Dream 

    Daisy Bates talks kazoos, woods, and collective nostalgia  with co-directors Matti Breje and Emily Megoran 

    26 June 2025
    Inside Clare’s campy Midsummer Night’s Dream 
  • Do Cambridge audiences actually get theatre?  

    Opinion

    Do Cambridge audiences actually get theatre?  

    Leon Rake thinks Cambridge theatre is more about being seen than truly watched

    22 June 2025
    Do Cambridge audiences actually get theatre?  
  • Witches, war and wicked ambition: Macbeth hits the road

    Preview

    Witches, war and wicked ambition: Macbeth hits the road

    18 June 2025
    Witches, war and wicked ambition: Macbeth hits the road
  • Girl time before heinous crime: Penelope Quadrangle is back!

    Preview

    Girl time before heinous crime: Penelope Quadrangle is back!

    17 June 2025
    Girl time before heinous crime: Penelope Quadrangle is back!
  • Pride and Prejudice looks to be astounding

    Preview

    Pride and Prejudice looks to be astounding

    15 June 2025
    Pride and Prejudice looks to be astounding
  • Setting the scene

    Feature

    Setting the scene

    13 June 2025
    Setting the scene
  • Theatre in the streaming age: still relevant, still radical

    Theatre in the streaming age: still relevant, still radical

    11 June 2025
    Theatre in the streaming age: still relevant, still radical
  • Jesus Christ Superstar will have you coming back for more

    Review

    Jesus Christ Superstar will have you coming back for more

    8 June 2025
    Jesus Christ Superstar will have you coming back for more
  • A guide to Cambridge venues 

    Opinion

    A guide to Cambridge venues 

    6 June 2025
    A guide to Cambridge venues 
  • Comedy in crisis: Half-Baked doesn’t quite rise 

    Review

    Comedy in crisis: Half-Baked doesn’t quite rise 

    1 June 2025
    Comedy in crisis: Half-Baked doesn’t quite rise 
  • Why is there not a theatre studies course at Oxbridge?

    Opinion

    Why is there not a theatre studies course at Oxbridge?

    Kate Woodman interrogates the reasons behind the lack of a theatre degree at Oxford and Cambridge

    28 May 2025
    Why is there not a theatre studies course at Oxbridge?
  • Emma: handsome, if not always clever 

    Emma: handsome, if not always clever 

    Despite grappling with some engaging ideas, Josh Pritchard isn’t quite convinced by this surrealist adaptation of Austen’s life

    25 May 2025
    Emma: handsome, if not always clever 
  • Monasticism meets MASH in the Corpus Playroom

    Review

    Monasticism meets MASH in the Corpus Playroom

    23 May 2025
    Monasticism meets MASH in the Corpus Playroom
  • MESSIAH: a gaze at the irony of modern politics

    Review

    MESSIAH: a gaze at the irony of modern politics

    22 May 2025
    MESSIAH: a gaze at the irony of modern politics
  • Me and My Year of Casual Monasticism is back with repentence 

    Preview

    Me and My Year of Casual Monasticism is back with repentence 

    18 May 2025
    Me and My Year of Casual Monasticism is back with repentence 
  • MESSIAH: In conversation with Aisling Towl

    Preview

    MESSIAH: In conversation with Aisling Towl

    15 May 2025
    MESSIAH: In conversation with Aisling Towl
  • Britain's dying Oxbridge play

    Opinion

    Britain’s dying Oxbridge play

    14 May 2025
    Britain’s dying Oxbridge play
  • Copenhagen: where history and memory collide

    Review

    Copenhagen: where history and memory collide

    12 May 2025
    Copenhagen: where history and memory collide
  • Utopia Limited: a witty exploration of imperialism

    Theatre

    Utopia Limited: a witty exploration of imperialism

    13 May 2025
    Utopia Limited: a witty exploration of imperialism
  • Purple is the Noblest Shroud: an illumination of a figure lost to the ages

    Review

    Purple is the Noblest Shroud: an illumination of a figure lost to the ages

    9 May 2025
    Purple is the Noblest Shroud: an illumination of a figure lost to the ages

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