performed at the 228-seater ADC Theatre, where the club is the resident performing company, recent venues have also included the Corpus Christi Playroom, The Octagon at St Chad's, King's College Lawn and the Round Church. Constitutionally, the club also has an obligation to spread interest in the theory and practice of theatre, in all its aspects, by every possible means amongst those qualified to be members of the Club; to encourage the active involvement of the same regardless of previous experience; and to maintain interest in the running of the ADC Theatre. To this end, the club puts on a programme of professional and student-run workshops for actors, directors and technicians as well as a series of late-night experimental pieces known as One Night Stands. Membership Anybody aged 17 or over, studying for a qualification at the University of Cambridge, or who is engaged in full-time study at any other educational institution within Cambridge is eligible for ordinary membership. From time to time special membership may be conferred onto people who do not otherwise qualify for ordinary membership. It is a requirement that anybody participating in a show put on by the club must have some class of membership status for insurance reasons. Committee The club is run on behalf of its members by a committee of fourteen students of the university. The President usually must have been a member of the committee the previous year and is elected by that committee, all other roles are elected by club members at the AGM, held in Lent Term. The committee is in charge of show selection and support, as well as organisation of one-off events such as the annual garden party, annual dinner, and freshers' squash. There is also a senior treasurer, who, by university statutes, must be a senior member of the university. This post is currently held by Dr Richard Barnes, the vice-master of Emmanuel College and senior treasurer of Amalgamated Clubs. Past members Alumni include: Peter Hall Richard Eyre Trevor Nunn Ian McKellen Derek Jacobi Michael Redgrave David Hare – club hiring manager 1968 Corin Redgrave Emma Thompson Nicholas Hytner Simon Russell Beale Eleanor Bron Sam Mendes Tom Hollander Miriam Margolyes Griff Rhys Jones Rachel Weisz Sacha Baron Cohen Clive Swift Terrence Hardiman Eddie Redmayne Tom Hiddleston References External links CUADC website Drama Amateur theatre companies in England Student theatre in the United Kingdom Arts organizations established in