Em Sparkes
Career timeline
Cast 11Crew 22Mixed 11
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2024/25
FencesSister ActThe Crucible
One Shell of a GuyCUMTS Bar Night: VillainsSweet CharityFootlights Spring Revue 2025: Chaos TheoryEverybody’s Talking About Jamie
So Long, Farewell: A Love Letter to Cambridge TheatreCUMTS Bar Night: FinalistsPride and Prejudice
2023/24
CUMTS Bar Night: Open ThemeThe Drowsy ChaperoneCUMTS Bar Night: Freshers Night5/11CUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2023: Dick Whittington and His Cat
CUMTS Presents: The 24 Hour MusicalStorytelling at the ADCCUMTS Bar Night: Student WritingThe Normal HeartCUMTS Bar Night: Pink WeekFairviewCUMTS X BREAD Bar NightCUMTS Bar Night : Roles We'd Never PlaySweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
CUMTS Bar Night : Open ThemeEpicoeneCarrie: The MusicalThunderstormPenelope Quadrangle and the Meaning of FriendshipThe Chaplain - Bar Read-ThroughOedipus TyrannusThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeThe Footlights International Tour Show 2024: This Time We Have a Dog
2024/25
| Pride and Prejudice
Pembroke Players, Curtain Call Collaborative |
Assistant DirectorChoreographerStand-in Stage Manager | Tue 17 – Sat 21 Jun 2025 E25 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Finalists
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Performer | Mon 16 Jun 2025 E25 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| So Long, Farewell: A Love Letter to Cambridge Theatre
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
PerformerWriterDirector | Thu 22 May 2025 E25 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre (Larkum Studio) |
| Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Technical Director / Set DesignerSet Moving WarriorAutomation Engineer | Wed 19 – Sat 29 Mar 2025 L25 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| Footlights Spring Revue 2025: Chaos Theory
The Cambridge Footlights |
Sound Operator | Tue 25 Feb – Sat 1 Mar 2025 L25 Week 5 |
ADC Theatre |
| Sweet Charity
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
HeleneChief Angle GrinderElevator Fixer-Upper (Carpenter) | Tue 11 – Sat 15 Feb 2025 L25 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Villains
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Performer | Mon 3 Feb 2025 L25 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| One Shell of a Guy
The Cambridge Footlights |
ASM | Fri 31 Jan 2025 L25 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Crucible
Pembroke Players |
Reverend Parris | Tue 12 – Sat 16 Nov 2024 M24 Week 5 |
ADC Theatre |
| Sister Act
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Mother SuperiorCarpenter | Tue 5 – Sat 9 Nov 2024 M24 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| Fences
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Chief of Staff | Tue 22 – Sat 26 Oct 2024 M24 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
2023/24
| The Footlights International Tour Show 2024: This Time We Have a Dog
The Cambridge Footlights |
Lloyd Coffin Builder | Tue 18 Jun – Sat 12 Oct 2024 E24 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre, West End Comedy Club, London, Etcetera Theatre, London, Museum of Comedy, London, Bristol Improv Theatre, The Empty Space, Manchester, Plesance One, Plesance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe, Accidental Theatre, Belfast, Dot Theatre, Dublin, Komedia Brighton, Cosmic Comedy Club, Berlin |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Technical Director | Tue 11 – Sat 15 Jun 2024 E24 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre |
| Oedipus Tyrannus
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Get In helperLieutenant Followspot | Tue 21 – Sat 25 May 2024 E24 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Chaplain - Bar Read-Through
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Producer / Assistant DirectorTechnicianPublicity Officer | Mon 20 May 2024 E24 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| Penelope Quadrangle and the Meaning of Friendship | Jerusal- | Wed 15 – Sat 18 May 2024 E24 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| Thunderstorm
Bread Theatre & Film Company |
Legendary Choreographer | Tue 14 – Sat 18 May 2024 E24 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| Carrie: The Musical
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Helen/Dance CaptainEmergency Cover Chris | Tue 7 – Sat 11 May 2024 E24 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| Epicoene
Lady Margaret Players |
Technical DirectorASM | Tue 30 Apr – Sat 4 May 2024 E24 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night : Open Theme | PerformerBar Nights Rep | Mon 29 Apr 2024 E24 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Soprano understudyDirectorChoreographerSet Painter | Wed 13 – Sat 23 Mar 2024 L24 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night : Roles We'd Never Play
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Bar Nights' Rep | Mon 11 Mar 2024 L24 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| CUMTS X BREAD Bar Night
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society, Bread Theatre & Film Company |
Bar Night's Rep | Mon 26 Feb 2024 L24 Week 6 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| Fairview
Bread Theatre & Film Company, Brickhouse Theatre Company |
Set BuilderAssistant Technical DirectorAssistant Stage Manager | Tue 13 – Sat 17 Feb 2024 L24 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Pink Week
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
PerformerBar Night's Rep | Mon 12 Feb 2024 L24 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| The Normal Heart
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
ATD, CarpenterGet-In Fairy | Tue 30 Jan – Sat 3 Feb 2024 L24 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Student Writing
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Composer/PerformerBar Night's Rep | Mon 29 Jan 2024 L24 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| Storytelling at the ADC
The Fletcher Players Society |
Badly Performed KeysDirectorPublicity DesignerProducer | Fri 19 Jan 2024 L24 Week 0 |
ADC Theatre (Larkum Studio) |
| CUMTS Presents: The 24 Hour Musical
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
CastTech Legend | Tue 16 Jan 2024 L24 Week 0 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2023: Dick Whittington and His Cat
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, The Cambridge Footlights |
ChoreographerAssistant Stage ManagerFollow Spot Operator | Wed 22 Nov – Sat 2 Dec 2023 M23 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre |
| 5/11
Brickhouse Theatre Company |
Welfare Lead | Tue 7 – Sat 11 Nov 2023 M23 Week 5 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Freshers Night
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Bar Nights RepSound | Mon 6 Nov 2023 M23 Week 5 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| The Drowsy Chaperone
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
SuperintendentChoreographerPLX | Tue 31 Oct – Sat 4 Nov 2023 M23 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Open Theme
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Bar Nights Rep | Mon 16 Oct 2023 M23 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
2022/23
| Mary Shelley (Rehearsed Reading) | Director | Thu 18 May 2023 E23 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre (Larkum Studio) |
| Spring Awakening
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
PLX | Tue 9 – Sat 13 May 2023 E23 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| Electra : Haimara | Pylades | Wed 3 – Sat 6 May 2023 E23 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
| Kiss Me, Kate!
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Wardrobe Lady/EnsembleCostume Team | Wed 15 – Sat 25 Mar 2023 L23 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Villains
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Performer | Mon 20 Feb 2023 L23 Week 5 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| Sunday in the Park with George
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Nurse/Mrs./Harriet Pawling | Tue 7 – Sat 11 Feb 2023 L23 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Open Theme
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Performer | Mon 30 Jan 2023 L23 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| CUMTS Presents: The 24 Hour Musical
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Performer | Tue 17 Jan 2023 L23 Week 0 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Mortal Instruments: An Unofficial Musical | Isabelle Lightwood | 2023 | |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Roles I’d Never Play
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Performer | Mon 21 Nov 2022 M22 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |
| CUMTS Bar Night: Open Theme
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Performer | Mon 17 Oct 2022 M22 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre (Bar) |