Articles about 'ADC Theatre'

Why do some people with mental illnesses entertain bizarre and seemingly irrational beliefs that make their lives a misery?

Schoolchildren from around Cambridge will be taking audiences on a whirlwind tour of 800 years of University history in a fast-paced new play this autumn.

One of the University’s leading student theatre companies will perform preview performances of the Shakespearean comedy ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ in the surroundings of Sidney Sussex College over this August Bank Holiday weekend before they embark on a 3,500 mile trip across the Atlantic.

Visitors to the ADC Theatre have the chance to see some of the UK’s finest comic talent in the making as Cambridge Footlights launch their 2009 tour – Wishful Thinking – this week.

The recent redevelopment of the ADC Theatre has been awarded a Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Award for ‘Best Technical Design and Construction in the East Anglia region’. The award was presented this week at a gala dinner at the University Arms Hotel.

Sixth-formers from all over the UK took part in the Cambridge University Students Union (CUSU) shadowing scheme, which ran across three two-day slots during February, ending last Saturday. Coming from as far away as Cornwall, North Wales and the Isle of Man, some braved heavy falls of snow, which saw the closure of some public transport routes, to reach their destination.

Advancing by degrees, an exhibition capturing 800 years of university development, learning and student life, opens at Cambridge University Library tomorrow as part of the university’s 800th Anniversary celebrations.

Panto may have been and gone, but the New Year will get off to a fabulous start at Cambridge University’s ADC Theatre from January 7.

Six months after closing, actors will once again tread the boards at the ADC Theatre tomorrow following £1m of renovation works.