Happy week 3, everyone! Congrats to the Freshers’ Plays and Scav Hunt team for pulling off another successful year of organizing about a hundred freshers and making them feel welcome in the theatre. Endgame by Samuel Beckett and the Improverts are on this week in the theatre, so make sure you check those out!
Have a great week!
Lauryn McGuire
President (25/26)
Endgame
Wednesday 01 October - Friday 03 October 2025 “The end is in the beginning and yet you go on.” Samuel Beckett’s 1957 play Endgame (originally Fin de Partie) is an absurd tragicomedy that plays on the themes of existentialism, parentage, and storytelling. The play showcases some of Beckett’s finest dialogue that injects wit and tragedy into the co-dependent relationship between Hamm and Clov - an elderly, miserable paraplegic and his mild but feckless attendant. Tickets
Imps
Friday 3rd September Looking for a last minute date idea? Perhaps the perfect pres? Or just good ol’ fashion BORED? The Imps have got you covered (almost) EVERY Friday night at Bedlam Theatre! Edinburgh’s longest running improv troupe are back for another year of fast-paced, ferociously funny FIVE STAR improvised sketch comedy, based ENTIRELY on audience suggestions. The bravest of you may even end up on stage yourselves! Oh, and for those that indulge, it’s BYOB! The Improverts - the best way to spend (or start) a Friday night since 1989. Tickets
Every Sunday 12:00 to 14:00, we do theatre maintenance where we tidy up the building and make improvements. Bedlam runs on volunteer help, so you will be asked to attend one of these sessions if you have worked on a show in the theatre. Similarly, you will be required to help staff a show (or two if you did a mainterm) in exchange for the members who helped staff your show. You can log into your account on the Bedlam website to see if you have maintenance or staffing debt and sign up for a session to fulfill that. There are instructions on the website and people to help you in the building, so don’t worry if you’re new to any of the tasks! You can clear maintenance debt by coming to a Maintenance Session or talking to Maysan Abdidayim or Morgan Hazelip (Theatre Managers) at [email protected]. Likewise, you can contact Uppie Shah or Elise Chan (Front of House Managers) at [email protected] if you have any questions about staffing. You can sign up for your staffing slot here. Thanks for the help!
For Bedlam-related welfare issues: [email protected]
Show-specific welfare reps: Check your proposal or ask your producer if you’re not sure who that is!
What we can help with: - Disagreements about show-related issues - Safety and well-being concerns on shows - Scheduling conflicts you’re not sure how to handle - Pretty much anything else related to a Bedlam show or the society itself!
Other welfare resources to keep on hand: For mental health concerns or non-theatre related issues, please reach out to the Edinburgh Student Wellbeing service or make an appointment with Edinburgh’s Student Counseling Service.
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Last updated: Sunday 28 September 2025 at 16:40