The Marlowe Society
The Marlowe Society is a
History
The Marlowe Society was founded in 1907 by Justin Brooke and other students,
Between 1958 and 1964, to celebrate the Centennial of 1964 as commissioned by the
The Marlowe Society and Footlights used to work closely together: frequently the annual Footlights pantomime was a parody of the Marlowe Society's serious dramatic performance earlier in the year. This performance is the one 'hosted' by the Cambridge Arts Theatre in Cambridge.
In October 2013, the Marlowe Society held a year-long festival to mark the 450th Anniversary of Marlowe's birth. Over the year, the entirety of Marlowe's works was staged in venues across Cambridge, including the annual 'Arts' Show. The Festival was launched by Michael Oakley's production of Dido, Queen of Carthage at Emmanuel College Chapel, followed by a gala performance at the Senate House.
In 2020, the Marlowe Society presented Othello at the Cambridge Arts Theatre, directed by John Haidar.
Notable figures
There are many famous alumni of this society, including:
- John Barton
- Sir Peter Hall
- Sir Trevor Nunn
- Trevor Bowen
- Tim Supple
- Sam Mendes
- Tony Palmer
- Ian McKellen[6]
- Derek Jacobi
- Tom Hollander
- Griff Rhys Jones
- Clive Swift
- George 'Dadie' Rylands[3]
- Simon Russell Beale
- Emma Thompson
- Stephen Fry
- Hugh Laurie
- Tom Hiddleston
- Rachel Weisz
- James Norton
- Dan Stevens[7]
- Rebecca Hall[8]
- Emma Corrin
- D. Keith Mano[9]
Alumni have often returned to participate in current Marlowe productions: including Sir Ian McKellen, who supported the 2010 production of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, and Sir Trevor Nunn, who directed the 2007 production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline.
See also
References
- ^ "Archives".
- ^ A brief history, University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b The Cambridge University Marlowe Society, University of Cambridge.
- ^ Cambridge Review, 12 March 1920
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- ^ Ian McKellen: Life.
- Marlowe Society. 2015.
- Daily Telegraph. 29 October 2011. Archived from the originalon 29 October 2011.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 June 2022.