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
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Products guide
Standard membership: full access to all events, socials and workshops for the whole year
Semester 2&3 membership: access to events, socials and workshops for the rest of the year
Associate membership: available for non-QM students and alumni, full access to all events, socials and workshops for the whole year
A membership is required once you are cast in a show, but anyone may audition.
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Ediburgh Fringe Previews!
QMTC has been taking shows to Edinburgh Fringe since 1996! This year, we're bringing 4 great shows up to be put in front of the public, reviewers, and other amateur companies.
Come and give your feedback on these shows and support the Fringe run!
All tickets are £3, but any further donations to QMTC's ability to keep sending shows to Edinburgh would be much appreciated. Please do so by purchasing as many '£1 payments' as you like from qmtc.co.uk
Tickets for these previews are exclusively available on this website. See links by each show synopsis below to buy tickets to the Fringe
Schedule:
Sunday 27th July - Pinter Studio, Arts One
5pm - 20/20 by Cassie Choi
7pm - Ding Dong! Avon's Calling by Polly Towers and Lottie Adams
Thursday 31st July - Pinter Studio, ArtsOne
5pm - Infection Eradicated by LJ White
7pm - Bitchfight by Nancy Lambert
Programme:
20/20:
What if Orpheus took a different deal? What if it all turned a bit differently, someone who could not bear to see their love pass on, in the process triggering something perhaps even more tragic than anyone could imagine. Orpheus is doomed to watch Eurydice die and reincarnate, falling in love over and over again. Eurydice is none the wiser, thinking she is falling in love with a mysterious stranger through some shenaniganry. The narrative jumps between time, telling of the journey our characters took and how we ended up here. Can Orpheus and Eurydice have a happy ending?
Preview tickets on this site. Fringe tickets here.
Ding Dong! Avon Calling:
Four ladies, one Costa coffee, a bleached moustache and a dream. It’s 2008, the Sugababes are at number 1, side-fringes are everywhere, and skinny jeans are in! Step inside the world of Avon’s beauty pyramid scheme and join an eclectic gaggle of Woking’s hottest pyramid schemers as they prepare for the “bonanza of the century!” Bring your prosecco and a mini quiche, this soiree is about to get messy! How will new girl Frankie (not Frankie Bridge from the Saturdays) disrupt this pecking order, as we unveil the cracks beneath the polished surface of the beauty industry?
Preview tickets on this site. Fringe tickets here.
Infection Eradicated:
History repeats itself, but so does nature. What happens when humans mirror the survival mechanism of one of the oldest organisms in the world? Follow the steps of bacterial infection told in parallel with a manipulatory relationship. See how this relationship effects friendships and how our friends are our immune system in life. And maybe learn a thing or two about microbiology on the way.
Preview tickets on this site. Fringe tickets here.
Bitchfight:
Mia and Amber never had their spitting, screaming bitchfight, but would it have been better for everyone if they had? Five years since their friendship fizzled out, Amber appears on Mia's doorstep, wedding dress on and suitcase in hand. Five years on, and can Mia stand up to the abusive best friend she thought was consigned to the past? Bitchfight is a play about toxicity in friendships: the sort of toxicity comprising years of slights and comments which, in isolation, sound mad to label as abuse, but still leave deep scars that cannot be healed.
Preview tickets on this site. Fringe tickets here.
We can't wait to welcome you to see our work!
Please get in touch well in advance with any questions or accessibility requirements. All shows feature some potentially distressing themes. Please reach out directly for more info.
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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