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The ADC Theatre
(Park
Street, Cambridge)
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Britain's oldest
university playhouse set up in 1885 and still going strong.
The theatre has its own
FREE
online booking system.
Telephone bookings 01223 300 085.
BAWDS
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Bawds Main Site. Cambridge's other established amateur drama
production company, with many credits and a lot of detail on
current, future and past productions.
The Penguin Club -
The Penguin Club exists to provide backstage support to amateur
societies in and around Cambridge. Its services are provided
free; and within its membership there are Set Designers,
Lighting Designers and Sound Engineers. It will put a call out
for Crew, has several SMs and ASMs; and experts in Props. This
highly respected club attempts to provide as much technical
backup as required for the successful staging of a society's
performances.
Cambridge Drama Festival 2008
- details of one of the most prestigious One-Act Drama Festivals
The Cambridge Drama Centre / The Junction
- Presents a varied programme of
amateur and professional productions. Regular features include
workshop sessions, classes and children's theatre. This popular
and well-supported Cambridge venue has comfortable seating
(reasonably priced) and a bar (which allows patrons to take
their drinks into the auditorium!). A new theatre / performing
space is currently under construction at The Junction site in
Cambridge.
The Cambridge Operatic Society
- a group of amateur singers who perform in the Arts Theatre,
Cambridge, usually in the last week of November each year, under
a professional director. For more, please visit the site.
The Festival Players
- A group of enthusiastic amateur performers who currently
produce one major musical production each year. Also stage a
variety of workshops, concerts and social events.
Waterbeach Community Players
- A village group which encourages membership not only from
Waterbeach but also from further afield. Please visit the
company's website.
Cottenham Theatre Workshop
- A village group drawing talent from within Cottenham and
further afield. The group stages three productions a year. Their
website is well worth a visit.
Girton Players
- Girton Players is a village theatre group, formed in October
1995. The group stages two or three productions a year at the
Glebe School in Girton and, on occasions, Impington Village
College. The group has also successfully participated in the
Cambridge Drama Festival. Holds open auditions for its
productions.
The Over Players
- an amateur group established over 20 years ago specialising
mainly in
musical theatre, pantomime, farce and music hall productions.
St John's Players
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St John's Players are a long established theatre group, formed
in 1947. The group stages three productions a year at the
Fulbourn Centre, Fulbourn. It holds open auditions for its
productions, and new members are always welcome.
Ely Amateur Theatre
- The
Ely area has a wealth of talent and several very welcoming
theatrical groups. So whether you fancy treading the boards,
directing, producing, playing an instrument, making scenery and
costumes, providing lighting or sound, being part of a stage
team, or simply enjoy coming to the theatre to be entertained,
visit their website is for you.
Dress Circle Costumiers
- a company
based in Witham, Essex specialising in exceptionally good
quality costume and fancy dress hire and wardrobe service.
Amdram
- The amateur theatre network. Free home pages, listings,
links for groups. Nation-wide amateur theatre listings.
Features, articles, news and information.
Samuel French -
The bookshop for plays and theatre related books. The site has
comprehensive details of all plays published by French's. There
are also links to other Samuel French sites around the world.
UK Theatre Web -
Promotion of professional and amateur performing arts
information from all over the UK. Publishing in association with
What's on Stage, the site provides listings, pointers to club
pages, Little Theatre Guild information, tickets, books, CDs,
gossip, competitions, gaffer links and more.
The Stage
- Official
site of the newspaper of the entertainment world. Articles,
listings, news, reviews and just about anything else you can
think of to do with the performing arts!
Dramatists Play Services Inc.
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Details on the latest
American play releases. One very good feature on this site is
the Playfinder service which allows you to feed in your cast
specifications and then produces a list of possible productions
for your consideration. You can also order scripts online
through a secure server from this site. Well worth a visit. |
