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Satire and swashbuckling in A Prince Abroad

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (49+ words) Zach Foster praises this student-written raucous comedy based on the infamous "Spanish Match" Wednesday July 8 2026, 4: 12pm "The pantomime script was buttressed by exemplary casting" "The script was well-paced and its characterisation glittering" What's in a star? All content " 1996-2026 Varsity Publications Ltd....

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Varsity's favourite productions of 2026 | Varsity

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (48+ words) Our Theatre writers review their favourite shows from the recent theatre scene in Cambridge in 100 words by Lucy Farmer, Ella Hardy, Nikita Vajrala & Eleanor Baldwin Friday June 12 2026, 9: 00am The recipe to success this Easter term All content " 1996-2026 Varsity Publications Ltd....

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Motherland writer Helen Serafinowicz on comedy

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (108+ words) Bibi Boyce speaks to the Motherland writer and two-time BAFTA winner about her career in television Friday June 12 2026 "We didn't " or I certainly didn't " have the intention of making a feminist show" "The best comedy comes from experience" "Avoid using'AI!...

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Don't be ridiculous, Andrea, nobody needed this'

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (63+ words) Georgia Gooding reviews the long-awaited sequel to The Devil Wears Prada Thursday May 14 2026, 7: 58pm "The film focuses so hard on shoehorning callbacks into as many scenes as possible that it sacrifices any chance of originality" "Ultimately The Devil Wears Prada 2 was…...

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Does SNL UK translate?" | Varsity

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (69+ words) Dan Porritt examines the show's adaptation to a hostile British audience and online generation" Wednesday May 6 2026, 4: 47pm "The imperfections of speedily engineered comedy are in the spotlight" "You would have to adopt a very grumpy outlook not to view the promotion…...

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Send in the clown costumes

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (74+ words) Daisy Simpson takes a look at the styling of Twelfth Night's clown, Feste, and what this can teach us about costume design choices" Friday April 24 2026, 12: 00pm "Comedy and tragedy are yin and yang; and painting Feste as 'the sad clown" rather…...

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Willing to be nerdy and have a nice time: behind Cambridges science comedy scene

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (136+ words) Yu Tong Lim lifts the curtain on this thriving niche by Yu Tong Lim Thursday March 12 2026 Joonatan Laulainen with permission for Varsity "They're an audience full of people who are willing to just be nerdy and have a nice time…...

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Sir Trevor Nunn on a life of Cambridge theatre

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (280+ words) Dhyan Ruparel talks to the Tony and Olivier winning director about his illustrious career and return to the Arts Theatre Friday March 6 2026 The Arts Theatre with permission for Varsity "What has carried Nunn through all these years of luck and…...

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Finding Cambridge's best theatre venue

6+ mon, 4+ day ago  (66+ words) Daisy Simpson considers the pros and cons of Corpus Playroom versus the ADC Sunday January 4 2026, 12: 55pm "Few people can dispute the efficacy of the perennial pro-con list" Corpus Playroom - Pros Corpus Playroom - Cons "This could be potentially instructive for Cambridge students…...

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Debate on the dancefloor: Fetchish at the Cambridge Union

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (95+ words) Flossie Bullion chats with some members of Fetchish, the London-based collective bringing an alternative club night to the Cambridge Union Friday November 28 2025 "We encourage people to use their own fantasy and be part of the performance" "The Union is often…...

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