Theatre Events
The Edge is the main arts building on campus and where most of our theatre events are held. There are two theatres: The Edge Theatre and the Weston Studio. Our workshop is also located in the Edge, which we use to design and build sets for shows! We also do some events off campus throughout the year, so there's plenty of variety.
Backstage collaborates a lot with other arts groups like BUST (Theatre), BUSMS (Musicals), and DanceSoc (Dance). We have supported musicals like Grease (2023) and The Wedding Singer (2022), plays like Blodeuwedd (2023) and The Duchess of Malfi (2022), and lots of variety shows throughout the year. These theatre events range from one to four nights depending on the size of the event.
Just some of the roles you can get involved with in theatre include:
- Lighting Design
- Lighting Programming and Operation
- Sound Design and Mixing
- Stage Management
- Deputy Stage Management
- Stage Crew and Radio Mics
- Set Design
- Follow-spot Operation
Live Events
We support a number of live events throughout the year, the highlights being Freshers Week and Summer Ball. These are some of the biggest events we are involved in (and you've probably already experienced some of what we do!). Throughout the year we support live events put on by the SU and other student groups, from masquerade balls to open mics, award ceremonies to club nights.
With live events you can get involved with:
- Stage Management
- Lighting Design
- Opping Live Lighting
- Sound Design
- Sound Mixing
- Video Design and Opping
- Stage Design