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The Cambridge Medics Revue, known simply as 'The Medics Revue', is a long-running comedy sketch show written and performed predominantly by Cambridge University medical students. It has been running since at least 1967 and has a more recent tradition of sending shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival every two years.
The Cambridge Medics Revue was known in the past as the Medsoc Revue.
Productions
The history of Medics Revue productions is incomplete and fragmented...
Link: Medics Revue Wiki at http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~stjm2/medrev/wiki.cgi
On Her Majesty's Secret Cervix (2000)
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge, March 2000
- The Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh, August 2000
- Return Show: ADC Theatre, Cambridge, October 2000
Glandular Beaver (2001)
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge, March 2001
The Kama Suture (2002)
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge, 5th-9th March 2002
- The Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh, August 2002
- Return Show: ADC Theatre, Cambridge, October 2002
Performers:
- Robin Holden
- James Main
- Erika Smith
- Rebecca Geddes
- Owen Monie
- Alice Pater
- Peter Radford
- Jessica Randall
Edinburgh run: Departed: Jessica Randall Joined by: Alex Warner
Fibula On The Roof (2003)
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge, March 2003
Performers:
- Chris Bamford
- Christine Coffey
- Dan Fritz
- Rebecca Geddes
- David Lupini
- James Main
- Nick Purves
- Peter Radford
Lawrence Of The Labia (2004)
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge 11pm 3rd-6th March 2004
Performers:
- Chris Bamford
- Rebecca Geddes
- David Lupini
- James Main
- Georgina Osbourne
- Alice Pater
- Nick Purves
- Senem Tugrul
Production Team:
- Stage Manager - Ed Whittle
- Lighting - Erika Smith
- Sound - Robin Holden
Beyond All Reasonable Gout (2004)
- C Venues (C+1), Chambers Street, Edinburgh, 7.55 pm 4th-30th August 2004
- Return show: Robinson College Auditorium, Cambridge, 10 pm 15th and 16th October 2004
Performers:
- Chris Bamford
- Rebecca Geddes
- David Lupini
- James Main
- Georgie Osborne
- Alice Pater (First week of Edinburgh run)
- Nick Purves
- Senem Tugrul (Last 3 weeks of Edinburgh run and Return Show)
Technicians:
- Lighting - Joe Benn
- Sound - Stuart Moore
Pirates Of The Perineum (2005)
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge 11pm 9th-12th March 2005
Performers:
- Ben Bouquet
- Becca Charleton
- Chris Coomber
- Hannah Galton
- Laura Kotseroglou
- Mahesh Kudari
- Arany Soosainathan
- Rebecca Lane
Production Team:
- Dave Lupini
- Nick Purves
Technicians:
- Chris Bamford
- Rebecca Geddes
- Stuart Moore
The Chronicles Of Hernia (2006)
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge 11pm 8th-11th March 2006
- C Venues (C+1), Chambers St, Edinburgh, 11.55pm Wed 2nd - Mon 28th Aug 2006 (except 13th)
Performers:
- Adam Barnett
- Chris Coomber
- Georgie Fozard
- Alison Lennox
- Lucia Li
- Keir Shiels
- Kate Stretton
Production Team:
- Techie - Stuart Moore
- Assistant Techie - Anita Young
Happy Fetus (2007)
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge 11pm 7th-10th Mar 2007
Performers:
- Marie Docherty
- Lydia Chambers
- Alison Berner
- Aaron Singh
- Samira Afzal
- Sami Abu-Wardeh
- Marcus Gallagher
Production Team:
- Stage Manager - Samantha Goh
- Sound Designer - Arthy Sivakumar
- Lighting Designer - Andrew Ho
- Technical Director - Stuart Moore
- Director - Kate Stretton
- Assistant Stage Manager - Steve Sterry
The Hysterectomy Boys (2008)
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge 11pm 27th Feb-1st Mar 2008
- C Venues (C SoCo Urban Garden), Chambers Street, Edinburgh, 8.15 pm 11th-25th August 2004
Performers:
- Aaron Singh (ADC only)
- Ben Gaastra
- Chris Tong
- Chris Webb (Edinburgh)
- Geoff Coates
- Harriet Feldman (ADC only)
- Katie Dickson
- Lydia Chambers
- Mathias Lidgren (ADC only)
- Saskia Leach (Edinburgh)
Production Team:
- Producer - Tom Nixon
- Stage Manager - Thomas Ling
- Chief LX - Andrew Ho
- Technical Director - Sam Goh
- Sound Designer - Arthy Sivakumar
- Assistant Stage Manager - Anita Young
- General Techie - Stuart Moore
- Lighting Designer - Stephanie Ko
Link: http://www.camdram.net/shows/08/2008_hysterectomy_boys
Names of Revue Shows
| Year | Name | Tagline |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | A Stab In The Dark (Medsoc) | |
| 1991 | Medics Revue (Medsoc) | |
| 1993 | A Lump In The Throat (Medsoc Revue) | |
| 1994 | Thoracic Park (Medsoc) | |
| 1995 | A Midsummer Night's Spleen (Medsoc) | |
| 1996 | Pulse Fiction (Medsoc) | |
| 1997 | The Usual Symptoms (Medsoc) | |
| 1998 | Julius Seizure (The Medics Revue) | |
| 1999 | The Benign Comedy | |
| 2000 | On Her Majesty's Secret Cervix | |
| 2001 | Glandular Beaver | |
| 2002 | The Kama Suture | |
| 2003 | Fibula On The Roof | |
| 2004 | Lawrence Of The Labia (ADC) | |
| 2004 | Beyond All Reasonable Gout (Edinburgh) | |
| 2005 | Pirates Of The Perineum | |
| 2006 | The Chronicles of Hernia | The Lion, The Stitch And The Ward-Round |
| 2007 | Happy Fetus (ADC) | |
| 2008 | The Hysterectomy Boys (Edinburgh) | Hysterectomy: It's Just One Bloody Thing After Another |
Links to Reviews
The Kama Suture (2002)
- http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2002/t/484/the_kama_suture%3A_the_cambridge_medics_revue/review/
- http://www.edinburghguide.com/edgforum/viewtopic.php?p=177&sid=ccabd2dad39adb252f8184b8fd745d59
- http://www.metro.co.uk/home/article.html?in_article_id=2627&in_page_id=1
- http://hairline.org.uk/2002/08/16/the-kama-suture/
- http://www.stratingnet.nl/en/diary/week9.html (passing reference)
Beyond All Reasonable Gout (2004)
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2906237
- http://hairline.org.uk/2004/08/05/beyond-all-reasonable-gout/
- http://www.radionewt.org/rev2004.php?show=133
The Chronicles of Hernia (2006)
The Hysterectomy Boys (2008)
- http://edinburgh.threeweeks.co.uk/review/5483
- http://www.edfringe.com/reviews/read.html?id=354
- http://www.boredtonight.co.uk/ed08/Comedy/Hysterectomy-Boys
- http://www.abcedinburgh.com/index.php/blog/post/11
Sources
- http://www.cusu.cam.ac.uk/societies/directory/medicsrevue/
- http://www.medicsrevue.co.uk/
- http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/medrevue/
- http://old.chortle.co.uk/cgi-bin/search_engine.cgi
- http://www.obviously.plus.com/sa9394.htm
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