Welcome from the President
I am delighted to welcome you to Queens’ renowned theatrical society – BATS! Established in 1942, BATS celebrates its rich history of performing and creating productions with Cambridge theatre. Moving into a new era, BATS is excited to explore innovative and unconventional theatre, which challenges performers, production teams, and audiences alike. In this ethos, BATS particularly welcomes new writing, untold stories, and modes of theatre which develop performance skills, by encouraging students to reach new limits.Emma Mai-Yun Dawes, current bats president
Current Committee
The current BATS Committee first convened in April 2024.
Past Committees
Following COVID, the BATS were revived via the formation of the 2023-4 Committee in April 2023:
April 2023 – April 2024 (“Reviving the Bats”):
President: Emma Dawes
Artistic Director: Mei Alozie
Secretary: Imogen Carter
Junior Treasurer: Vivian Wang, and later Leo Kurgan
Communications Officer and Welfare Representative: Noah Chamberlain
Events Officer: Sarah Mulgrew
Technical Director: Gemma Stapleton
Graphic Designer: Hattie Lee
Publicity and Production Manager: Zara Tosun
April 2024 – December 2024:
President: Emma Dawes
Artistic Director: Imogen Carter (and in Michaelmas, virtually from her year abroad)
Communications Officer: Noah Chamberlain (later de facto Junior Treasurer)
Junior Treasurer: Leo Kurgan (stepped down mid-Michaelmas 2024)
Secretary: Coco Lefkow-Green
Events Officer: Charlie Beevers
Technical Director: Finlay Wyer
Videographer: Ellie Moss
Show Representative: Betty Blythe
Graphic Designer: Flora Pfizey
Publicity and Production Manager: Zara Tosun
Welfare Representative: Bissie Shupo
Our Venues
Fitzpatrick Hall
The de facto home of BATS…
The Fitzpatrick Hall, affectionately shortened to ‘the Fitzpat’, is one of the best performance spaces in Cambridge and the pride of BATS. The hall is a modern, well-equipped venue with a capacity of 208, and options for smaller performances as well.
The Black Box Studio is an intimate theatre space with a capacity of 45 seats. The seating configuration is flexible, and the space particularly offers itself to workshops, experimental drama, and immersive theatre!
Black Box Studio
Cloister Court
The home of summer festivities…
Every week, our renowned May Week Show takes place around Queens’ College, the focal point of which is Cloister Court; ensconced between some of the oldest buildings on the Cam and Queens’ very own President’s Lodge, the May Week Shakespeare production, in the environs of Cloister Court, is one of BATS’ oldest traditions.