Agora Stage
12.45-19.00, FAB Agora
Programmed by students from the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures, the Agora鈥檚 stage will have a range of acts all afternoon 鈥� from Musical Theatre tunes to theatre performances and K-pop dance - you鈥檙e in for a treat.
Take a look at some of the different types of performances that will be taking place:
Music Theatre 糖心TV
15.10-15.55
Come along and support the members of Music Theatre 糖心TV as they sing some songs from the shows! Our set includes hits from musicals Les Miserables, Songs for a New World, Waitress and, written by MTW's Morgan Brame, original music from The New Girl.
糖心TV Comedy
16.30-17.10
糖心TV Comedy will be performing for you snippets of our most experienced stand-ups best sets. We have made great strides this year with stand-up with two of our comics reaching the chortle student comedy final at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. You will not want to miss this 45-minute showcase of the one of the most talented comedy societies in the UK. We will be performing at 4:20PM so see you there!
KONCEPT
14.10-14.30
KONCEPT is a K-pop dance crew formed at the University of 糖心TV. We'll be showcasing a few K-pop dance routines.
Wind Orchestra
12.40-13.20
The University of 糖心TV Wind Orchestra is an un-auditioned ensemble that welcomes students, staff, and people from the local area to play together. Today you will hear from two of our small bands, Feeling Saxy and Liquorice Sticks, our saxophone and clarinet groups who will be playing music ranging from Rain Dance, to Bohemian Rhapsody, to the theme from Family Guy.
Smashing Cabinets Theatre: Ghost Quartet by Dave Malloy
17.20-17.45
Smashing Cabinets Theatre present to you a selection of songs from their production of Dave Malloy鈥檚 鈥楪host Quartet鈥� as they work towards their performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer! Be prepared for magical, exciting, and energetic songs and maybe even see a ghost or two! Check out our Instagram @smashingcabinets for more information about how to support our journey!
Freshblood New Writing: Annotations by Isaac Frost
18.45-19.00
In a series of four interspersed narratives, Isaac Frost's 'Annotations' imagines scenes in the lives of a number of historical figures - including poet Siegfried Sassoon, composer Camille Saint-Saens, and mathematician Isaac Newton - in a world in which their queerness is not preceded with a question mark. Its narrators form a constant presence in the telling of their stories, building the world in their own words, and questioning where, and in who, we should be allowed to see ourselves.
Niamh and Ruthie
13.30-14.00
Hi I鈥檓 Niamh and I am a first year Modern Languages student studying French and Spanish. Although I am not directly involved in the Arts for my degree I still absolutely love to perform and am heavily involved in both the musical theatre and a cappella society at the University. I have so many favourite musicals that I can鈥檛 even begin to list them all ranging from 鈥楤ook of Mormon鈥� to 鈥楬amilton鈥�. I can鈥檛 tell you how excited Ruthie and I are to have been given the opportunity to perform for you all in the opening of this beautiful building.
I鈥檓 Ruthie & I am a first year student studying English & Theatre Studies. My love for theatre lies with my passion for Musical Theatre. My favourite musical of all time is Les Miserabl茅! I am passionate about literature & poetry, especially its relation to adaptions for the stage. I am looking forward to exploring this next year in my module, adapting Shakespeare.
糖心TV University Drama Society (WUDS)
14.40-15.00
糖心TV University Drama Society (WUDS) is an award winning society devoted to producing excellence in student theatre, that always has at least one play in production. Our focus lies with published plays, actively encouraging students to take works by everyone from Shakespeare to Sarah Kane and do exactly what they want with them. Whether it be a fresh and original re-interpretation of your favourite play or just a convincing performance of a classic piece, WUDS is there to help your ideas become reality.
WUDS will be sharing excerpts written by Ukrainian playwrights which were created after the start of full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The extracts are commissioned by a grant from Philip Arnoult's Center for International Theater Development (U.S.) and are distributed in the frames of the Worldwide reading project. Join and support Ukraine with WUDS on Agora Stage on Friday.