Queen Mary Theatre Company is a platform for students from any subject with an interest in the performing arts. Experiment and develop your creative skills in an encouraging and collaborative environment. Whether your interest lies in acting, directing, writing, costume & makeup, administration, production, tech, or simply being a spectator, QMTC offers an avenue for you to get involved, make new friends, develop your craft and, above all, have fun!
QMTC puts on upwards of 15 shows a year in a range of festivals that you can get involved in! In the summer we take four shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
We also host regular socials, movie nights, and our monthly variety night Slappin' Da Bass where our members can sign up and perform whatever their heart desires.
Keep an eye out on our social media for more updates!
@qmtheatreco on Instagram
https://youtu.be/8zZONWmirxE?si=sWyJhJzG9mcHVlf
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What to look forward to in Semester 2:
Louder! This is a theatre festival aiming to highlight the contributions of global majority creatives to our theatre space. If you're from a global majority or POC background, this is the theatre festival where we make your voice Louder! with extra advertising and promotion for your plays. More details to come...
Edinburgh Fringe: Queen Mary Theatre Company has been attending the festival fringe for longer than any of us remember (apparently it could be 30 years!). We invite you to carry on this tradition with us, as we continue to bring new, varied student theatre to Scotland, and have a lot of fun doing so.
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Products guide
Standard membership: full access to all events, socials and workshops for the whole year
Semester 1 membership: access to events, socials and workshops for the first semester - Now 20% off for welcome week only!
Associate membership: available for non-QM students and alumni, full access to all events, socials and workshops for the whole year
Couch Donation: a donation to the company. Might be used to buy a sofa for the Pinter Studio, probably won't.
A membership is required once you are cast in a show, but anyone may audition.
Show tickets: Each 'Anything Goes' show is on either on Thursday 21st or Friday 22nd November. All shows are also being performed in a relaxed format on Saturday 23rd. See comrehensive timings below.
Bundles may be purchased for a set of full shows (either the 21st - 22nd, or the 23rd). The numbers of these are limited so buy quick!
All tickets and bundles are priced a 3 tiers: member, student, non-student.
Please double check you are buying the right ticket for you.
Get in touch with the committee via our instagram with any question.
Anything Goes Festival 2024 showcases 4 great student-led performances. From horror to devised work, a love story to a tale of manipulation, there's sure to be something for everyone. Each show no longer than 1 hour.
Sweethearts by Clara Rivolli: A sweet but sour little play about messy relationships, both new and old, and enough heart shaped cakes to go around. Come watch new QMTC writing and acting talent!
Infection Eradicated by LJ White: Bacterial infection and emotional abuse? Explore this novel, untold parallel in 'Infection Eradicated', a play about manipulatory relationships, friendship dynamics, and microbiology.
Any Topic. Any Price by Percival Walter: Any Topic. Any Price. is the story of a street Poet who writes four love poems for four strange visitors. Modern in inspiration, the play is not straightforward, but rather, fragmented, and stitched together. Collectively, it asks the question, “why love?”
Antlers by Mack Mae: ANTLERS is the story of Hazel, a teenager making her way across the country to visit her mother’s grave alone…until she isn’t. It begs the question: how do we respond to intrigue, to danger—when grappling with an implacable need for connection?
Timings:
Thursday 21st November - Pinter Studio:
- 7:30pm - Sweethearts by Clara Rivolli
- 8:15pm - Infection Eradicated by LJ white
Friday 22nd November - Pinter Studio:
- 6:30pm - Any Topic. Any Price by Percival Walter
- 8:15pm - Antlers by Mack Mae
Saturday 23rd November - Pinter Studio - Relaxed performances*:
- 12:15pm - Antlers by Mack Mae
- 2:00pm - Infection Eradicated by LJ White
- 3:45pm - Any Topic. Any Price by Percival Walter
- 5:30pm - Sweethearts by Clara Rivolli
*Please let us know if you have any question about the relaxed performances. We aim to have photos available soon regarding the performance space and content guidance for each show along with the release of tickets. The relaxed shows will be watched on ground-level seating with house lights up such that attendees may come and go at will.
Please also let us know ahead of time if you have specific accessibility requirements you need met.
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Find all our socials on our linktree below!
http://linktr.ee/QMTC
Committee 2023-2024
President: Thomas Warriner
Vice-President & Slappin' Host: Bee Cooper
Treasurer: Tara Olawoye
Diversity and Welfare Officer: Marisol Rojas
Social Media Officer: Fleur Simpson
Promotions and Events Officer: Yam Baek
Production Manager: Cassie Choi
Technical Manager: Maddison Carr