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";s:4:"text";s:4776:"Yesterday (Wednesday) Rosmersholwas presented, with Jean Forbes- Robertson as Rebecca West, and John Laurie in the part of Johannes Rosmer. It was particularly interesting to see that the group consisted of mostly female performers, considering the Footlights have been male-dominated for the last few years, and they employed this dynamic for one of their strongest sketches, satirising female representation in comedy. Openshaw Higgins). For example, the 1974 six-play season featured Zoë Wanamaker, Oliver Ford Davies, Roger Rees and Ian Charleson. Altogether, this is one of the best and most efficiently equipped theatres in the country. A small smattering of these were of course very entertaining, particularly Cambridge’s final sketch, which featured a cameo from a new local celebrity, whose name, in the interests of tonight’s performance, I cannot reveal here. Review: Footlights at the Arts Theatre Harry Parker 18 April 2015 Three titans of university comedy – the Durham Revue, the Oxford Revue, and our very own Cambridge Footlights – came together for an excellent evening of genius and silliness. One stumbling block that all three acts struggled with was the difficulty in performing to an audience with a larger range of ages. The theatre has been completely equipped by the Strand Electric and Engineering Company. Formed as a sister company to Toby Robertson's Prospect Theatre Company and Ian McKellen's Actors' Company (presented as part of CTC),[7] the Cambridge Theatre Company enjoyed enormous loyalty in its home town, and many excellent emerging actors were featured in its wide repertoire. Bringing these big names together in the same space clearly invites competition, but thankfully the evening didn’t get bogged down in too many Boat Race, league table or University Challenge-related gags. He commissioned plays from Frederic Raphael (After the Greek) and Royce Ryton (The Unvarnished Truth with Tim Brooke Taylor and Graeme Garden), and his production of Songbook, a spoof musical by Julian More and Monty Norman, transferred to London in 1978. [8], The directors of the company were Richard Cottrell (1969–1975), Robert Lang (1975–1976), Jonathan Lynn (1976–1981), Bill Pryde (1981–1988), Robin Midgley (1988–1991), and Mike Alfreds (1991–1999). Cambridge 105 Radio is not responsible for the content of external websites. The two battens are of magazine type, the first being divided into sections with Strand’s electric 1,000- watt spot lanterns fitted between the sections. Other premières have included Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know and Someone Like You. The Cambridge Arts Theatre has also been home to performances of Cambridge University's Marlowe Society, and it provides a venue for the university's triennial Cambridge Greek Play performed in Ancient Greek. From 1969 to 1985, the theatre was also home to the Cambridge Theatre Company, a renowned national touring company. Similarly, a reference to a ‘dick pic’ actually prompted the most accidentally hilarious moments of the evening, as the woman behind me turned to her husband and whispered (quite loudly) “I don’t know what that is” and he responded (equally loudly) with “Me neither”. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. ON Monday night, the Vic-Wells Ballet Company made a flying visit to appear at the opening performance of the new Cambridge Arts Theatre, which has been built to provide the town with plays, films, ballet, and music. However, for fear of betraying the home team, the performance didn’t seem to quite match up to the technical flair shown by Oxford. For some months before the name "Footlights" was chosen, the group had performed to local audiences in the Cambridge area (once, with a cricket match included, at the "pauper lunatic asylum"). [3], CAMBRIDGE Arts Theatre (M.N. based on the ill-fated West End musical Bar Mitzvah Boy, itself based on the smash hit 1976 television play of the same name in which Lynn and Lipman had featured. 15K likes. Theatre. The plays selected are A Doll's House, Rosmersholm, Hedda Gabler, and The Master Builder. Sheila Hancock was a regular under Lynn, becoming Associate Director. Box Office: 01223 503333 All in all, the show contained some of the usual slips and stumbles which are the occupational hazards of student comedy, but this did not retract from the charm and delight of a seriously good evening’s entertainment. It is an even greater pleasure to be in this venue and see it so competently filled by an array of brilliant comedic talents. In September 2008 it hosted the world premiere of a new stage adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's play Girl with a Pearl Earring, prior to a transfer to the West End. ";s:7:"keyword";s:33:"cambridge arts theatre footlights";s:5:"links";s:998:"Setting Boundaries Attractive, Does Nc State Give Merit Scholarships, Maggie Gorges Husband, Aladdin Musical Lyrics, Pepsico Email Login Outlook 365, Winx Club World Of Winx Season 2 Episode 4, Lego 76057, Rake Definition Immoral Pleasure Seeker, ";s:7:"expired";i:-1;}