What’s On Week 6
All aboard the culture train for another week of (worthwhile) procrastination!
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THEATRE
Roughs (Samuel Beckett), Secret Location, 10.45pm, Tues 25th Feb – Sat 1st March, £6/5
A rehearsed reading and promenade performance of Beckett’s radio play – that’s all we can tell you. Meet outside St John’s Chophouse for a truly different theatre experience.
Grey Matters, Begins in Chetwynd Room, King’s College, 7pm, Sat 22nd Feb, £6
Based on interviews with individuals about their experiences, this immersive theatre project tackles mental illness in an unusual fashion. Thought-provoking but entertaining, Grey Matters is a must-see, innovative piece of theatre.
Valentine, Corpus Playroom, 7pm, Tue 25th Feb – Sat 1st March, £6/5
Directed by Matilda Wnek, Valentine promises part sketch comedy, part experiment, part game. Confused? Come see for yourself.
FILM
Only Lovers Left Alive, opens Friday 21st February, Arts Picturehouse, times vary
Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston star in this new Jim Jarmusch film as a married couple who have spent the last several hundred years together (as vampires) and show no signs of stopping.
Nymphomaniac, Volumes I & II + Live Satellite Q&A, Saturday 22nd February, Arts Picturehouse, 6.15pm
With “Nymphomaniac”, the notorious Lars Von Trier has made a two-part, 240min sex epic that is sure to provoke strong reactions from its audience, for better and for worse…
The Butler, Sunday 23rd February, St. John’s Picturehouse, 7pm & 10pm
Forrest Whittaker plays Cecil Gaines, the White House butler who saw eight presidents come and go, in this film by Lee Daniels, director of the Oscar-winning “Precious”.
MUSIC
Don Giovanni, West Road Concert Hall, 8pm, Thurs 2oth Feb – Sat 22nd Feb, £7-20
Offering a night of comedy, romance and supernatural drama, Cambridge’s most ambitious opera project of 2014 will be nothing short of seductive. And it’s sung in modern English – you have no excuse.
Rizzle Kicks, Corn Exchange, 7.30pm, Friday 21st Feb, £17.50
The Brighton hip hop duo come to Cambridge to kick some English hip hop into sleepy students.
OTHER CULTURAL HAPPENINGS
Beer Festival, The Maypole, 9pm, Fri 21st Feb, free entry
Indulge your love for beer and folk at the same time this Friday – how very Cambridge.
ArcSoc Cabaret: Voluptuosus, The Cambridge Union, 8.30pm, £15/13
Widely hailed as the best night of the year, ArcSoc never fails to put on a great show.
Daisy O'Connor
James Hyde
Five reasons why Medwards is the best college at Cambridge University
Jessica SpearmanThere’s more to us than ‘that one on the hill’
‘Students were not being used as pawns’: The key take-aways from the UCU open meeting
Eleanor LewisThe fight back against casual, insecure working conditions continues
Double trouble: The twin experience at university
Sophie TallonA reflection on the university experience as a twin
Fitz Winter Ball is giving May Balls a run for their money
Esther KnowlesWith Tinchy Stryder headlining, Fitz Winter Ball is the ‘Number 1’ event happening in Michaelmas
Lucy Barber
Leah Whiting
How to matricu-slay: A reflection on my matriculation at Cambridge University
Tally ArundellIts official! I’ve entered the depths of hell…I mean Cambridge
Cambridge University’s King’s College covered in orange paint in Just Stop Oil protest
The demonstration is one of a series of attacks on UK universities such as Manchester and University College London
Seven things I’ve learnt as a Cambridge Fresher
April O'NeillIn the words of Danny Dyer – what have I got meself into?
University of Cambridge is nothing without its students
We need to give ourselves more credit; University of Cambridge is nothing without us
Sandi Toksvig appointed Qantabrigian Bye-Fellow at Christ’s College
Sightings of former bake-off star around Cambridge explained
Six things I learnt about Cambridge when visiting other universities
The Cambridge quirks become so obvious!
From freebies to societies, how to make the most of Cambridge’s Freshers’ Fair
Lisa Hana DelaneyGoing once is never enough
Student activists arrested for Schlumberger protest
OCRA and XR activists were apprehended by police
Five things you might not realise about living in Cambridge year round
Moving every item across main site makes life worth living
Your guide to surviving Cambridge Freshers’ Week
Freya JohnThe excuse ‘I’m just a silly fresh’ will be your best friend
A dramatic recap of the whole Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson cheating scandal
anotherstephenRemember when she kept posting open love notes on Instagram to him?
Co-star romances and age-gap relationships: All of Paul Hollywood’s biggest controversies
Lydia Spencer-ElliottHe’s back handing out handshakes on another series of The Great British Bake Off
Boo! These are officially the most haunted UK unis in 2023, based on ghost sightings
Emily SmithThere have been 59 ghost sightings at one UK uni
MAFS gossip column: Jordan responds to fight scandal and cast knew each other before the show?!
Hayley SoenThe drama really never ends!
Tour buses and family dramas: A brief history of One Direction’s run-ins with the law
Liam Payne has just had his driver’s license suspended
‘You’re scared to step outside’: Two women share their stories of being stalked at uni
This doesn’t only happen to celebrities like Holly Willoughby
Another one! People spot a further editing error in MAFS questioning a staged dinner
Nothing is sacred anymore
Um, the video of Georges squatting has been revealed and you absolutely have to watch it
Ellie RingGive this man all the baguettes
Attention pickpocket! The uni cities where you’re most likely to have your phone stolen
I’m switching back to a Nokia brick after this
Meet Lauren Sintes: The 27-year-old model joining the cast of Made in Chelsea
Of course she’s well connected with most of the cast
Rugby boys and the cleaning rota: Just 19 uni things that are none of my business
The hygiene rating of my fave kebab shop has nothing to do with me!
From secret hookups to cheating: All the biggest bombshells from the Love Is Blind reunion
I’m in shock at all of these
Why do posh people sleep with all their mates? A very serious investigation
The Made in Chelsea mayhem has gone on long enough
‘You’ve made a c*** of yourself’: Shona shares off-screen chat that saw Brad axed from MAFS
‘Bradley said he was behaving like a caged animal’
MAFS UK star Chanita Stephenson calls out the current cast for being a ‘bit too wild!’
She thinks they’re on the show ‘for fun’ and are not ‘focusing on their marriages’
‘Go f**k yourself’: Luke calls out ‘snake’ in MAFS cast who ‘sold’ story of him having a fight
It was revealed today Luke has been removed from the show following a physical fight