It’s week 9, hooray! I hope everyone is having a nice, almost-end-of-semester. This week we’ve got some great shows on and some new opportunities to get involved! Starting off, we have our Candlewasters Autumn showcase, our staged reading of an original script called The Wayfarer, and our Friday improv show by the Imps!!! Additionally, The History Boys show is looking for backstage assistants, the Conclave Pantomime is holding a Hot Priest look-alike competition fundraiser, Bedlam has launched a holiday card design competition, and BedFest is looking for experimental shows to put on!
Have a great week!
Lauryn McGuire
President (‘25/’26)
Bedlam Holiday Card Competition!
‘Tis the season! If you’ve got that artistic itch and wanna make a little dough for your flat Secret Santa, submit your Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or Solstice card designs (14x14 or 18.2x11.7cm) to our Bedmas card competition! Use the form below before the 19th of November for a chance to have your card sold in Bedlam and to win 20% of the profits!! Happy crafting!
The History Boys production is looking for backstage assistants!
Fancy being a part of our set, stage, or tech team? Fill out the form below to apply - no experience needed.
Submit your experimental show for the BedFest lineup!
This January, we are looking for some experimental shows to be put on in week 3 of semester 2. This is an excellent opportunity to bring forward some original writing, or other more experimental/shorter shows that don’t normally get put on at Bedlam. It is also an opportunity for social events or workshops to be put on. Applications will close on Wednesday, 19th November at 20:00. That’s a week and a half to get proposals in! Any Qs, feel free to message Miki Ivan or email [email protected]
The Conclave Pantomime is hosting a Hot Priest look-alike competition fundraiser!
Are you hot? Are you a priest? Do you look like Andrew Scott? Not sure? Then come to our competition on Nov. 14th at 1 pm at The Meadows (What3Words: ///leader.proven.punch) and let other people decide. As this is a fundraiser, you must pay £3 to compete. PRIZE: 10 Great British pounds + 2 free tickets to A Miracle On Vatican Street: a Conclave Pantomime The Conclave Pantomime is hosting a fundraiser, and we need you! Not hot enough to compete? That’s okay, you can come vote, confess your sins at our confession booth, and have a few treats at our bake sale.
Candlewasters’ Company presents ‘The Autumn Showcase’ New Writing, New Acting, New Theatre.
Wednesday 12 November - Friday 14 November 2025
SUNLIGHT — a new one-woman monologue exploring grief and the will to move on.
MISSING PIECE — an absurdist play about a very normal family.
SHRED ALL THE EVIDENCE — Anna and Freddy are shredding paper. It’s not going to plan. They take drastic measures.
TROUBLE IN PARADISE — Adam and Eve have been thrown out of the Garden of Eden. And they’re having marital issues…
SIRE & MADGE — A couple face their most strenuous yearnings in an absurdly queer tale of obsession, fantasy, and fetish based on Pete Burns’ Unspun.
WAIT, WAITER, WAIT! — A bumbling waiter causes chaos in this slapstick physical theatre piece.
Staged Reading: The Wayfarer
Thursday 20 November 2025
A staged reading of an original feature film script lifted directly from the account of one of the victims and protestors of the Highland Clearances.
“1819. Sutherland Estate. The Highlands. Donald MacLeod and his family have lived peacefully on this land for generations. But their village is under subtle attack by the new Factors, who have deemed the natives to be too savage for such a pristine and profitable land. A clear rebel, Donald is arrested on a false charge of an unpaid debt. He and his family are subject to torment and brutality as Donald fights to retain his land and his reputation.”
Tickets are pay-what-you-can, with a recommended donation of £2.
Doors open at 8:45 PM for a 9 PM start, with an expected end time of 11 PM.
The Improverts
10:30 pm Friday, 14th November 2025
What happens when rival butchers meet at the laundromat? Or Queen Lizzie walks into a chippie? We haven’t got a clue, but bring your quirkiest suggestions to the Fringe’s longest running sketch-comedy-improv show and watch them unfold in beautiful chaos!
Fancy a giggle? Come along at 10:30pm every Friday to catch a show!
Fancy making others giggle? Come along to one of our weekly workshops every Saturday at 12midday!
Imps tn? Hell yeah!
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!
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Last updated: Monday 10 November 2025 at 12:20