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The Crucible

Tuesday 9th February - Saturday 13th February 7.45pm
ADC Theatre, £6 - £9

“You’re the Devil’s man! I’ll not hang with you! I love God, I love God.”

It is 1692 in Salem, and there's magic in the air. Religious fervour and sexual repression come into explosive conflict as accusations of witchcraft spread through the town like fire, fuelled by paranoia and hatred. John Proctor finds himself trapped in a web of deceit and suspicion as his past sins come back to haunt him, and the hysterical youth of Salem lead a crusade against the forces of the devil. In 'The Crucible', one of the greatest plays of the 20th century, Arthur Miller brilliantly weaves together the damaged world of Proctor and his wife with the madness sweeping through the town, creating a profoundly moving theatrical experience which audiences will find utterly unforgettable.

This production will take place in a shadowy world of judgment and fear, imprisoning the audience in an atmosphere of rising tension up until the play’s harrowing conclusion.
 

Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare
Tuesday 23rd February - Saturday 27th February, 7.45pm
ADC Theatre, £6 - £9

Venice: a city of romance and hedonism, where Jews are confined to the world’s first ghetto.

The late 1930s: a time of renewal and growth, while the storm clouds gather over Europe.

This imaginative production boldly sets the action of Shakespeare’s most complex comedy in Mussolini’s Italy. The young Venetians, unaware of the perils ahead, seek romance and revelry, as the spited moneylender Shylock pursues revenge. Meanwhile, in Belmont, the bored and intelligent Portia awaits a suitor worthy enough to free her from confinement. The scene is set for a gripping finale.

Controversial even today for the anti-Semitism inherent to the plot, The Merchant Of Venice is a play which seeks to question and provoke. This thoughtful, atmospheric and powerful production will revel in Shakespeare’s wit and the headiness of youth, while not shying away from the demands of one of his most romantic, tense and compelling plays.
 

Annie Get Your Gun

Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Herbery and Dorothy Fields
Tuesday 9th March - Saturday 20th March, 7.45 pm
ADC Theatre, £6 - £10  

This March 2010 the prestigious Cambridge University Amateur Dramatics Club present in conjunction with the ADC Theatre, Irving Berlin’s classic musical ‘Annie Get Your Gun’.

When Buffalo Bill’s ‘Wild West Show’ comes to town, Annie Oakley, an astonishing sharp-shooter, quickly falls in love with the show’s gun-toting star Frank Butler. But who is the finer shot? And will their rivalry shoot holes in their romance?

With a witty book by the legendary Herbert & Dorothy Fields and well known songs such as ‘There’s no business like show business’, ‘Anything you can do, I can do better’, ‘Sun in the morning’, ‘Moonshine Lullaby’ and ‘You can’t get a man with a gun’ this is one show not to be missed!

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 January 2010 19:20