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Liza Goddard

‘…You very much feel like a family.’ Liza Goddard recalls performing in Cambridge’s Arts Theatre’s annual Panto three times, discusses the touring circuit and her favourite regional theatres, and emphasises the fundamental importance of the arts...

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Patricia Chapman

Patricia Chapman is one of the longest serving volunteers at Cambridge Arts Theatre. She discusses what her role involves, her favourite shows, and the changes she has seen during her time working at the Theatre.

An oral history recorded as part of Cambridge Arts Theatre's 'Behind the Scenes' Project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Kevan Allen

Choreographer Kevan Allen was a self-declared ‘snob’ about Pantomime before coming to Cambridge Arts Theatre. He has now worked on nine Pantomime productions for the Theatre. He explains his creative process and reflects on a life working with movement...

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Phoebe Chambers

Wardrobe Supervisor Phoebe Chambers explains the important role played by the wardrobe department in the theatre and shares some memorable moments from her time working at Cambridge Arts Theatre...

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Sam Fuller

Sam Fuller is Business Manager of the Cambridge Operatic Society (CaOS), who perform at Cambridge Arts Theatre annually. He discusses his memories of working at the Theatre as a teenager, his involvement with CaOS, and the process of putting on a show...

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John Harding

John Harding, a former History Teacher at The Leys School, first visited Cambridge Arts Theatre in 1961-2. He shares his memories of the Theatre from his younger days, both as an audience member and as a performer. He speaks about the evolution of the Theatre from that time and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Stephen Siddall

Between 1988 and 2005, Stephen Siddall, Head of English at The Leys School for 31 years, directed 15 classic plays for Cambridge Arts Theatre. Siddall recalls his earliest memories of the Arts Theatre, his favourite and least favourite productions, and the joys of directing and collaborating with other talented creatives...

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Matt Hannam-Creak

Deputy Theatre Manager, Matt Hannam-Creak, discusses his memories of Cambridge Arts Theatre, the joys of performing and costuming, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry more generally.

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Terry Baker

Terry Baker, a self-employed dressmaker, talks about the memorable productions she has seen at Cambridge Arts Theatre and describes her work in the Wardrobe Department of several Pantomimes. She recalls meeting Vanessa Bell, a painter and Virginia Woolf’s sister, and Lydia Lopokova, a Russian ballerina and John Maynard Keynes’s wife, in the late 1960s...

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Sarah Maxwell

Sarah Maxwell was part of the Friends of the Arts programme from the late 1970s/early 1980s until the programme stopped, and she has seen many productions at Cambridge Arts Theatre. She was part of the Cambridge Operatic Society (CaOS) and performed onstage at Cambridge Arts Theatre three times...

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