Opened in 1979 by Caroline Oulten and Mark McCrum, Corpus Christi's unique "L" shaped studio theatre was run for 22 years by the Fletcher Players solely for student drama. In that time the theatre has fostered talent such as Hugh Bonneville, Sam Mendes, Emma Thompson, and Stephen Fry (who is now our patron). Since September 2001 we've been working closely with Cambridge's professional theatre, the Arts Theatre, to open up the venue for the wider Cambridge community, as well as to improve the possibilities for student productions. The Corpus Playroom is now run jointly, as a cooperative venture, by the College, the Arts Theatre and the Fletcher Players. It's dedicated to student theatre during term-time and to community projects during the vacations.
All applications to perform in term time at the Corpus Playroom should be directed to the Fletcher Players committee. There are upto 16 slots available during Michaelmas and Lent terms (one early and one late show per week) with a further 4 available slots in Easter term. The ability to perform matinees is available subject to prior-consent from the Cambridge Arts Theatre.