Spring 2022 | ADC Theatre Cambridge

5 April 2022

SUPERELLA: A Brand-New Panto!

BIG SQUIRREL return to Corpus Playroom, after their successful runs of ‘The River’, ‘Uke Belong to Me’, ‘Alana’, and ‘Love, Cats and Bill Murray’. Big Squirrel are renowned for their new works, and had a sell out month-long run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with their adaptations of ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Cinderella’, bringing a summer pantomime to the Fringe! Now they have their biggest venture yet – a Brand NEW panto, at Easter time!

29 March 2022

ONCE Preview

The multi-award winning musical ONCE opens on 5 April and tells the unforgettable story of a Dublin street musician and a piano-playing Czech immigrant drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship quickly evolves into a powerful but complicated love story. We sat down with the cast and creatives of ONCE to talk about this uplifting, modern-day musical that reminds us of the power of music to connect us all.

29 March 2022

Memes, Rituals and Broken Mugs: a Bluffer's Guide to Being Human

A Bluffer’s Guide to Being Human is coming to the Corpus Playroom next week. Artistic Director Carla Keen, tells us why the company delight in… [Have we started the interview yet? Sorry, I’m just sitting down, is it on? Can you hear me OK? OK, right, OK, um…yes, I’ve got a story about a mug, is that OK? What is this show about? Um, OK…]

23 March 2022

Tap Dancing Our Way into the second week of Singin' In The Rain

Our Lent Term Musical SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is renowned for its iconic tap dancing. As we get into the second week of the run, we spoke to the show’s Director and Choreographer, LUCY THOMPSON, to hear more about the large amount of tap dance choreography featured in the show, and even how it works in the rain.

14 March 2022

OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD: An Interview with the Director

OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD is based on the incredible true story of the first English play staged in Australia. We spoke to the show's Director, CHRIS AVERY, to find out more.

7 March 2022

Making it Rain On-Stage

Our two-week production of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN has the arduous task of making it somehow rain on the stage. We spoke to the show's Technical Director, MARIA CLEASBY, to find out how this special effect is being achieved.

6 March 2022

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Preview

Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' is performing this week at the ADC Theatre, with an entirely BME cast and crew. We spoke to the show's Director, HANNAH SAMUEL-OGBU, alongside the Assistant Directors, to find out more about their approach to the show.

2 March 2022

MODERATION Preview

MODERATION is a double award-winning piece of student writing that debuts this week. Find out more about this unique and thought-provoking show...

27 February 2022

NOT EVEN THE DOGS Rehearsal Diary 2

NOT EVEN THE DOGS is a show based on the true story of Jewish archivist Emanuel Ringelblum, which is being devised from scratch over the course of this term. We caught back up with the show's Director, JOSH BAUMRING-GLEDHILL, to find out how rehearsals have been developing.

22 February 2022

UNSOILED Preview

UNSOILED is a new, student-written play debuting next week at the Corpus Playroom. We spoke to the show's Writer and Co-Director, EWAN MARTIN-KANE, to find out more about the show.