Dream production for a midsummer night raises £12,000
- Release Date: 01/07/2009
- Country of Issue: United Kingdom
- Category: Corporate
Staff at Cambridge University and Cambridge University Press revealed hidden talents as part of the cast and crew of a unique Shakespeare production staged in the Shaftesbury Road grounds.
Staff from both the Press and the University acted in and helped to stage four special productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as part of the Press’s 425th anniversary celebrations.
Ticket sales to the 1,200 strong audience over all four performances raised a superb £12,000 for three charities – the Cambridge Cancer Help-Centre, Addenbrookes (Hospital) Charitable Trust: Special Care Baby Unit and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Each charity received £4,000.
Audiences picnicked in the Press grounds before enjoying a performance billed as ‘an excitingly dark, refreshing and modern interpretation of this much-loved tale of magic, mystery and mix-ups’.
When the Press published its first book in 1584, William Shakespeare was a young man about to embark on a theatrical career. The Press had been operating for more than ten years by the time he wrote A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Cambridge’s Shakespeare list has for many years been one of the most successful and far-reaching areas of their publishing, with Cambridge editions of his plays adopted by schools and universities around the globe.
Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press, Stephen Bourne says: “I was really proud to support this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Not only was the cast and crew mostly made up of our staff here at the Press and colleagues at the University, but all of the proceeds raised have gone to very worthwhile charities. This was an exciting and innovative production, and I was delighted that Cambridge University Press supported this in its 425th year."
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For further information, go to www.cambridge.org/dream, or contact the Press Office.
About Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge, one of the world’s leading research institutions. It is the oldest publisher and printer in the world, having been operating continuously since 1584.
Throughout its history, the Press has maintained a reputation for innovation and enterprise, through publishing the latest research, and through supporting the latest methodologies for teaching and learning. Its purpose is to advance learning, knowledge and research worldwide. It publishes 240 journals and over 2,500 books annually for distribution in nearly every country in the world.
For further information about Cambridge University Press, go to www.cambridge.org
About the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the UK’s only national charity dealing with all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). It funds research to treat and cure CF and aims to ensure appropriate clinical care and support for people with Cystic Fibrosis. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust was founded in 1964 and its objectives are to:
- fund medical and scientific research to develop a cure and provide effective treatments for Cystic Fibrosis.
- ensure appropriate clinical care for those with Cystic Fibrosis. provide information, advice, support and, where appropriate, financial assistance to anyone affected by Cystic Fibrosis.
For more information on the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, go to www.cftrust.co.uk
About the Cambridge Cancer Help-Centre
The Cambridge Cancer Help-Centre supports people who have or have had cancer by providing a meeting place in a warm, friendly environment, in which those with cancer, their families, friends and carers can meet each other, discover that they are not alone and give one another mutual support. They offer yoga, painting, relaxation & visualisation and a wide range of complementary therapies.
For more information, go to www.cambridgecancerhelp.org
About Addenbrookes Charitable Trust: Special Care Baby Unit
ACT’s aim is to support and promote the work of the hospitals for the benefit of patients and staff, by raising extra funds to enhance services, facilities and research. The Special Care Baby Unit is a hospital ward based in the Rosie Maternity Hospital at Addenbrooke’s, falling under the auspices of the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, a registered charity. The facility plays a vital role in providing a calm and relaxing environment for babies in intensive-care and other special-care situations, and for their parents. Members of Press staff have benefited directly from the work of the Unit.
For more information go to www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk
If you would like more information, contact the Press Office:
- Telephone: +44 (0)1223 325544
- Fax: +44 (0)1223 325062
- Email: press@cambridge.org
- Post: The Press Office, University Printing House, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BS, United Kingdom