Featuring the best of professionally touring fringe theatre, cabaret, musical theatre & home produced productions. We love the marvellously unique and quirky! Our flexible studio allows the performance to play in any layout, with a maximum capacity of 100, which always delivers an up close and personal experience. You can expect a delightfully diverse programme of theatre and events at the Town and Gown Theatre throughout the year. Booking in advance is recommended!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: FROM FRIDAY 10th DECEMBER ALL AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACE MASK UNLESS MEDICALLY EXEMPT.
We are working hard to make sure our theatre performances are as safe as possible. We will be following all current government guidance for COVID safety. Our theatre has had an excellent air extraction system fitted recently & hand sanitiser is available throughout the venue.
Due to the inimate nature of the theatre space we operate a strict no latecomers policy. If you are late you may not be able to be admitted to the theatre and refunds will not be available.
Please note: All tickets will be fully refundable or transferable if any COVID 19 related issues arise.
19th Jan 2022 | 7:30pm | £16
Tracey Collins AKA Tina T’urner Tea Lady & Audrey Heartburn brings you her brand new character SHELL SUIT CHER!!
Imagine if Cher left showbiz behind, swapped leather for leisure wear and became a shell suit wearing, chain smoking, bingo host…
Well, imagine no longer as award-winning performer Tracey Collins brings her brand new weird and wonderful character to the stage for SHELL SUIT CHER: I Believe in Bingo!
She’s flammable and her balls are on fire!
20th & 22nd Jan 2022 | 8pm | £13
An hilarious and heartbreaking nostalgic love letter to the 90s seen through the eyes of the Princess of Pop’s biggest fan.
“I fell in love instantly. From the moment I saw her on CD:UK. Cat Deeley introducing her like John The Baptist preparing the way of the Lord…”
★★★★★ ROUSHBAIANI DELIVERS A TRUE MASTERCLASS – Broadway Baby
★★★★★ FANS OF BRITNEY WON’T WANT TO MISS OUT – West End Wilma
*OFFIE NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR (David Shopland) AND LEAD PERFORMANCE (Shereen Roushbaiani)*
Friday nights | 9:30pm* | FREE ENTRY
Live music is a must to kick start the weekend. Showcasing our resident musicians and local talent we are sharing sumptuous vocals, sexy sax and sweet piano vibes through the venue.
All tables from 9pm are walk in only, so bag yourself a spot, grab a drink and soak up the unique atmosphere of the Town and Gown.
*Times may vary slightly on some nights.
27th- 29th Jan 2022 | 7:30pm + 2:30pm Sat Matinee | £13
Confidant to the stars, Vivienne de Vil celebrates some of the leading ladies of musical theatre, spilling some of their deepest secrets and singing their iconic songs!
Join Vivienne de Vil, Broadway veteran and confidant to the stars, as she celebrates some of the most iconic women of Musical Theatre, from Streisand to Minnelli or Paige to LuPone. With One Look is an intimate evening of untold stories and the songs these women made famous, featuring live musicians.
3rd & 4th Feb | 8:00pm | £12
Actress/writer Caroline Burns Cooke – creator of And the Rope Still Tugging Her Feet (Argus Angel for Outstanding Theatre and Outstanding Individual Performer at Prague Fringe) and Proxy (Infallibles Award nominee for Outstanding Theatre and Ike Award winner for Best Solo Show) – returns with her third show to examine the life of glamorous sitcom legend Yootha Joyce, directed by Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp-Naked Hope)
REGULAR MONTHLY EVENT | 7:30pm | £15
We’ve joined forces with BIG DEAL COMEDY to bring you a regular comedy night to the Town and Gown.
Big Deal Comedy are a Cambridge born company who specialise in running intimate comedy nights, bringing together the best new and experienced comics on the circuit.
Grab a drink, take a seat, and relax with a giggle in our relaxed fringe theatre.
11th & 12th February 2022 | 7:30pm | £15
“There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.” – Graham Greene
Christine threads her remarkable journey in the world of French Song with the life and works of Edith Piaf. No glamour. No gimmicks. No pretence. Nothing but a voice, singing of life’s triumphs and tragedies. PIAF is both a personal narrative and a powerful musical homage to one of France’s most endearing icons. An evening of unforgettable stories and some of the finest songs of 20th century France.
Feb 19th & March 26th | 7:30pm | Tickets £55
We have joined forces with the Cambridge Gin Laboratory to bring you a theatrical gin tasting delight.
Join us for an explosive extravaganza where distillation meets drama in a 90 minute interactive tasting experience unlike anything you’ve seen before.
23rd & 24th February | 8pm | Tickets £13
2nd March | 7:30pm | Tickets £12
This is a one-man road movie told on stage. Kieran re-tells the story of his craving to be challenged in order to fuse a gap he can feel in his brain. He sets off travelling, where he finds beautiful new environments, crippling hangovers, and, ultimately, a life-changing loss.
8th January | REGULAR EVENT | 7:30pm | Tickets £16
Daaarlings!
Calling all dream makers, heart breakers and bingo lovers!
Join award winning character comedian Tracey Collins (Tina T’urner Tea Lady) as she hosts Bingo at Tiffany’s with Audrey Heartburn! An evening of hilarious bingo games, raucous singalongs and glamorous dancing!
Whether you like your bingo classy or trashy award winning character comedian Tracey Collins has got you covered!
Hosted by either the lady delightful ‘Audrey Heartburn’ or leisure wearing, chain smoking ‘Shell Suit Cher’ this evening is the most hilarious, fun, ridiculous night going outside of Mecca!
7th – 10th March | 7:30pm | Tickets £12
“There are monsters underneath the bed and one holding you while you sleep…”
A rock concert in a courtroom…and you are the jury. With four flawed characters and some unreliable testimonies, whose side are you on?
17th – 18th March | 7:30pm | Tickets £15
Kenneth Williams was one of the most unique and beloved figures in British comedy history. From show stealing performances on the radio in Hancock’s Half Hour and Round the Horne and over twenty years of starring in the Carry On films to becoming the darling of the chat shows, Williams was a rare talent who could turn from broad slapstick to erudite wit in a split second.
Celebrated actor and impressionist, Colin Elmer, who played Kenneth Williams in the UK tours of Round the Horne and Hancock’s Half Hour, reprises his role in this new production, telling the great man’s story in his own words, using anecdotes, writings and some of the material for which the comedy legend was so well-known.
So stop messing about and join us for a hilarious and engaging evening in the company of a true cult figure.
2nd April | 8pm | Tickets £15
Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer brings his ongoing quest to reconnect Hip-Hop with manners and the Queen’s English to Cambridge!
Mr.B has taken Chap-Hop to the four corners of the world, from its humble beginnings in Surrey to Europe, the U.S, Japan and even the Arctic circle. Nowhere is safe from his music hall gentrification!
With his trusty banjolele in hand, Mr.B pontificates upon such important subjects as Cricket, high society, pipe smoking, occasion-appropriate footwear, the Corinthian spirit, the current state of hip-hop and the correct time to arrive at an orgy.
7th & 8th April | 7:30pm | Tickets £12
The Bobby Kennedy Experience studies the life of the most famous man never to become President: Robert Francis Kennedy.
‘Bobby’ as he was affectionately known, was the younger brother of the US President,
John F. Kennedy. Often referred to as the ‘runt’ of the Kennedy litter, Bobby would go on to prove himself to be a formidable force in America, as not only did he pick up the Kennedy project after his brother was brutally murdered, he emerged out of the political wilderness to crusade for civil rights, environmental awareness, and finally for the American Presidency itself.
But fate had a cruel plan for Bobby…
23rd April | 7:30pm | Tickets £15
