Review of the year 2004
21 December 2004It has been a busy year for the University; here we look back at just some of the major developments and highlights that have kept Cambridge in the headlines:
New-look Cambridge theatre opens
01 October 2004The oldest and most influential student theatre in the country reopened on Monday 4 October after its first major redevelopment since 1933.
Cambridge Footlights boost ADC Theatre Appeal
29 August 2003ADC Theatre cancellation notice: Please note that due to unforseen circumstances Cambridge Footlights 'benefit' performance of 'Non-Sexual Kissing', which was due to take place at Kilburn's Tricycle Theatre on Sunday 21 September, has had to be cancelled. 'Non-Sexual Kissing' can still be seen however at the ADC Theatre from Oct 7th - 11th at 11pm.
Cambridge Science Festival
11 March 2003At 10am on Saturday BBC Vets in Practice star Steve Leonard will launch this year's Cambridge Science Festival, an eight-day celebration of science that encompasses events and workshops aimed at every age group, from the toddler upwards. He will then give a children's lecture Extreme Animals Uncovered (Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site) to explain what it's like to film with dangerous animals.
Barton on performance and text
07 August 2002John Barton, playwright and distinguished director with the Royal Shakespeare Company, is returning to Cambridge for the University's Alumni Weekend, to give the English Faculty's session on 'Text and Performance'.
Shakespeare in America
29 August 2001A group of Cambridge students have spent their summer break putting together a touring production of Romeo and Juliet. Previews will be held at the ADC Theatre this weekend (1 and 2 September, 2001) before the team crosses the Atlantic for a four-week tour of the USA. The production returns to Cambridge for a final run at the ADC in October.
From the depths of the underworld to the stage in Cambridge
16 July 2001Members of the Cambridge University Opera Society are among the cast of a new production due to open in the town this week.
Digital Drama
14 February 2001Past met future at the ADC Theatre last week when 21st century digital imaging techniques were used to create a production of the 2,500 year-old Aristophanes comedy The Clouds. The digital set was created by Cambridge students on the MPhil in Architecture and the Moving Image.
Address by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Alec Broers
01 October 1999This address was given by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Alec Broers, on 1 October in the Senate-House.
