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Oxford University Dramatic Society

The Oxford University Dramatic Society is the principal funding body and provider of theatrical services to the many independent student productions put on by students in Oxford, England. Not all student productions at Oxford University are awarded funding from the society. However it is rare, for example, for any student production at the Oxford Playhouse not to receive substantial funding from the society. The society funds many types of shows, mostly at the Oxford Playhouse, Burton Taylor Theatre, and the individual college theatres such as the Michael Pilch Studio at Balliol, Moser Theatre at Wadham and the O'Reilly Theatre at Keble. All productions put on by Oxford University students can use the society's services, such as the website, the auditions portal, and advice from the committee, providing their production company is registered.

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Many famous actors have participated in OUDS productions. For example, in 1907 professional actresses Lily Brayton and her sister Agnes appeared as Katherine and Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew. John Gielgud made his directing debut at OUDS in 1932 with a production of Romeo and Juliet in which he enlisted professional actresses Peggy Ashcroft to play Juliet and Edith Evans to play the Nurse. Another notable production was when Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor appeared in a production of Dr. Faustus in 1966 with undergraduates in the supporting cast. Past members and people associated with OUDS productions include: • Paul AlmondLindsay AndersonAndrew HavillGethin AnthonyPierre AudiRowan AtkinsonHelen Atkinson-WoodPeter BayleyTimothy BatesonJohn BetjemanWill BowenGyles BrandrethRichard BurtonKate BeckinsaleEve BestShirley CatlinCaryl ChurchillMichael CodronAlex CoxJonathan CullenRichard CurtisThomas de Mallet BurgessGeorge DevineEdith EvansFelix FeltonOliver Ford DaviesPhilip FranksPatrick GarlandWilliam GaskillJohn GielgudPeter GlenvilleHugh GrantTom HooperArthur HutchinsonDavid JesselFelicity JonesPeter KosminskyNigel LawsonHarry LloydJohn MaudDavid MelamedAriane MnouchkineDudley MooreStanley MyersTerence O'BrienNorman PaintingKatherine ParkinsonRoger ParryRosamund PikeEsther RantzenDiana Quick* • Gervais RentoulGillian Reynolds* • Tony RichardsonJohn SchlesingerThea SharrockMaggie SmithMel SmithImogen StubbsMabel Terry-LewisKenneth TynanJohn Veale (incidental music) • Evelyn WaughDavid WilliamEmlyn WilliamsJohn WoodDornford YatesOwain YeomanMichael York • Note that women could not formally join OUDS until 1963. Diana Quick was the first female OUDS President. == See also ==
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