TTA POLL: BAND/MUSIC
TTAke your time to pick
Please vote for your best-but-not-actually-the-best-more-a-subjective-view-of-a-number-of-respondents band/music. Congratulations to all those involved, whether you be musical directors, conductors or violinist number 3.
BARE
Tuesday 12th – Saturday 16th May 2015, ADC.
This show made us laugh and it made us cry. It received a solid 4.5 stars.
Musical Director: Joe Beighton; Assistant Musical Director: Claudia Grinnell
Broads on the Way
Monday 2nd March, Corpus Playroom
‘A comic show jam-packed with ludicrous parodies of well-known and loved musical numbers, bizarre satirical sketches and really strange dance moves!’
Musical Director: Ryan Rodrigues
Disney in Trinity
Saturday 2nd May, Trinity College Chapel
5 stars for a glitzy show the reviewer pined to see again.
Conductor: Ben Glassberg; Assistant Conductor: James Bartlett; Orchestrator: Simon Nathan, Declan Corr, James Bartlett, Paul Callender
Footlights Spring Revue 2015: A Whole Lot of Bother
Tuesday 24th February – Saturday 28th February, ADC.
‘The Footlights Spring Revue 2015 will see an old-school descent into the mad, mad world of variety shows and vaudeville loons’
Keyboard: Jago Thornton; Drums: Oliver Vibrans; Bass: Dave Bossanyi
Francis Bacon Opera
Wednesday 6th – Saturday 9th May 2015, ADC.
Unconventional yet inspiring, this opera received a strong 4 stars.
Musical Director: David Rice
CUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2014: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Wed 28 November – Sat 6 December 2014, ADC.
Despite it’s length, this show was funny and well performed gaining itself a three star review.
Musical Director: Ben Glassberg; Assistant Musical Director: James Bartlett, Benedict Kearns; Orchestrator: Paul Callender, Declan Corr, Simon Nathan
RENT
Wednesday 11th – Saturday 21st March 2015, ADC.
With a two week long run this show was described as ‘slick, well designed and well performed’.
Musical Director: Stephen Gage, James Bartlett; Sound Designer: Alan Egan
The Beauty Queen of Leenane – Tom Stebbing/Emily Collinson
Tuesday 19th – Saturday 23rd May 2015
‘the cast excelled in the light hearted moments’ and gained the show 3 stars. Guitar/Vocals: Tom Stebbing; Vocals: Emily Collinson
’Tis Pity She’s a Whore
Tue 17th February 2015 – Sat 21st February 2015, ADC.
Described as ‘a slick performance from start to finish’, ‘Tis pity went the whole way, gaining a first.
Musical Director: Alex Maynard
UKIP the Musical
Thursday 26th- Friday 27th February 2015, Girton Old Hall.
Although this show lacks a review from the tab, it was certainly more popular than Farage; audiences were told to expect an ‘enjoyable if slightly surreal experience’.
Musical Director – Rory Copeland
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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!
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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