Gemma Stapleton
Career timeline
Cast 1Crew 59Mixed 1
MichaelmasLentEaster
2025/26
This Side of LifeBrassed OffThe Addams FamilyCUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2025: Jack and the BeanstalkCU Show Choir: A Night to Remember
Noises OffOxbridge OnstageThe Great GatsbyInto the Woods
Scenes from the Climate EraLike RabbitsChasing PigeonsThe House at Pooh Corner
2024/25
Uncle VanyaAttachment: The Leech ShowFencesSister ActThe CrucibleCUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2024: Snow WhiteETG 2024: A Midsummer Night's Dream
SkelligSweet CharityCUMTS Gala 2025: One Singular SensationBy the Way, Meet Vera StarkEverybody’s Talking About JamieCU Show Choir: Silly Love Songs
MESSIAH
2023/24
The WelkinThe Drowsy Chaperone5/11CUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2023: Dick Whittington and His CatCU Show Choir: Show Me The Choir!
Storytelling at the ADCBritfootThe Normal HeartSongs for a New WorldFairviewNeighbourhood WatchSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetCU Show Choir: Walking on Sunshine
EpicoeneCloud Eight and a HalfCarrie: The MusicalOedipus TyrannusCAST 2024: Julius Caesar
2022/23
Tick, Tick… Boom!ChessBlue StockingsCUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2022: Treasure Island
Sunday in the Park with GeorgeAgatha Christie's The HollowCUMTS Gala 2023: Livin' It Up On TopA Man Walks into a Cheese ShopKiss Me, Kate!CU Show Choir: Teenage Dream
Channel 4 SquaredSpring AwakeningThe SeagullOne Man, Two GuvnorsCAST 2023: Romeo and JulietThe Footlights International Tour Show 2023: The Search Continues
2025/26
| The House at Pooh Corner
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Puppet MakerGet-In HelperSet Builder | Wed 17 – Sat 20 Jun 2026 E26 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre |
| Chasing Pigeons
The Cambridge Footlights |
Strike Force Pigeon | Fri 29 May 2026 E26 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| Like Rabbits
The Dryden Society |
Get-In Helper | Wed 20 – Sat 23 May 2026 E26 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| Scenes from the Climate Era
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, Cambridge Zero Postgraduate Academy |
Followspot Operator | Tue 12 – Sat 16 May 2026 E26 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| Into the Woods
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Deputy Stage Manager | Wed 18 – Sat 28 Mar 2026 L26 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Great Gatsby
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Crew | Tue 17 – Sat 21 Feb 2026 L26 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| Oxbridge Onstage
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, Oxford University Dramatic Society |
Producer | Sat 7 Feb 2026 L26 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| Noises Off
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Technical Director | Tue 27 – Sat 31 Jan 2026 L26 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
| CU Show Choir: A Night to Remember | Choreographer | Thu 4 – Fri 5 Dec 2025 M25 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, The Cambridge Footlights |
Assistant to the Producer | Wed 26 Nov – Sat 6 Dec 2025 M25 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Addams Family
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Deputy Stage Manager | Tue 28 Oct – Sat 1 Nov 2025 M25 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| Brassed Off
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Set PainterGet-in helper | Tue 21 – Sat 25 Oct 2025 M25 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| This Side of Life
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
FollowspotChoreographer | Wed 15 – Sat 18 Oct 2025 M25 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
2024/25
| MESSIAH | ASMCrew | Tue 20 – Sat 24 May 2025 E25 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| CU Show Choir: Silly Love Songs
Cambridge University Show Choir |
Choreographer | Thu 20 – Fri 21 Mar 2025 L25 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Sound DesignerFollowspot Operator | Wed 19 – Sat 29 Mar 2025 L25 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Get-in helperASM | Tue 4 – Sat 8 Mar 2025 L25 Week 6 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Gala 2025: One Singular Sensation
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Lighting Designer | Thu 27 Feb – Sat 1 Mar 2025 L25 Week 5 |
ADC Theatre |
| Sweet Charity
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
CLX | Tue 11 – Sat 15 Feb 2025 L25 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| Skellig | PLXGet-in AngelAssistant Stage Manager | Tue 4 – Sat 8 Feb 2025 L25 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| This Side of Life @ Edinburgh Fringe | Choreographer | 2025 | |
| ETG 2024: A Midsummer Night's Dream
European Theatre Group |
Tour Manager | 9 Dec 2024 – 25 Jan 2025 M24 Week 9 |
ADC Theatre, Hiberniaschool, Antwerp (BEL), De Koelisse, Leuven (BEL), Wilhelma Theatre, Stuttgart (DEU), Gymnase de Burier, Montreux (CHE), Gymnasium Lerbermatt, Bern (CHE), École Jeannine Manuel, Lille (FRA), King's School Ely |
| CUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2024: Snow White
The Cambridge Footlights, Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
ASM | Wed 27 Nov – Sat 7 Dec 2024 M24 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Crucible
Pembroke Players |
ASM | Tue 12 – Sat 16 Nov 2024 M24 Week 5 |
ADC Theatre |
| Sister Act
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Lighting Designer | Tue 5 – Sat 9 Nov 2024 M24 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| Fences
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Get-In Helper | Tue 22 – Sat 26 Oct 2024 M24 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| Attachment: The Leech Show
The Fletcher Players Society |
ASM | Wed 16 – Sat 19 Oct 2024 M24 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
| Uncle Vanya | Crew | Tue 15 – Sat 19 Oct 2024 M24 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
2023/24
| CAST 2024: Julius Caesar
Cambridge American Stage Tour |
Get-in Warrior | Wed 19 Jun – Sat 12 Oct 2024 E24 Week 8 |
Trinity College Chapel, ADC Theatre, The Ballroom, University Arms Hotel, Cambridge, Little Washington Theatre, VA, Frostburg State University, MD, Harrisburg Academy, PA, Gannon University, PA, Cinema Salem, MA, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, MA |
| Oedipus Tyrannus
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Get In HelperLieutenant Followspot | Tue 21 – Sat 25 May 2024 E24 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| Carrie: The Musical
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Sound Engineer | Tue 7 – Sat 11 May 2024 E24 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| Cloud Eight and a Half | Sound Designer | Fri 3 May 2024 E24 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
| Epicoene
Lady Margaret Players |
PLXASM | Tue 30 Apr – Sat 4 May 2024 E24 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
| CU Show Choir: Walking on Sunshine
Cambridge University Show Choir |
AltoTechnical Support | Fri 15 – Sat 16 Mar 2024 L24 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Deputy Stage ManagerPLXCarpenter | Wed 13 – Sat 23 Mar 2024 L24 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| Neighbourhood Watch
The Heywood Society |
PLX | Tue 5 – Sat 9 Mar 2024 L24 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre |
| Fairview
Bread Theatre & Film Company, Brickhouse Theatre Company |
Assistant Stage Manager | Tue 13 – Sat 17 Feb 2024 L24 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| Songs for a New World
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Technical Director | Tue 6 – Sat 10 Feb 2024 L24 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Normal Heart
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
CUADC Show ContactExtra ASM | Tue 30 Jan – Sat 3 Feb 2024 L24 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| Britfoot | Co-Lighting Designer | Wed 24 – Sat 27 Jan 2024 L24 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
| Storytelling at the ADC
The Fletcher Players Society |
Production Technician | Fri 19 Jan 2024 L24 Week 0 |
ADC Theatre (Larkum Studio) |
| CU Show Choir: Show Me The Choir!
Cambridge University Show Choir |
Alto | Fri 1 Dec 2023 M23 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2023: Dick Whittington and His Cat
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, The Cambridge Footlights |
Stage Manager | Wed 22 Nov – Sat 2 Dec 2023 M23 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre |
| 5/11
Brickhouse Theatre Company |
Photography SM | Tue 7 – Sat 11 Nov 2023 M23 Week 5 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Drowsy Chaperone
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Sound Designer | Tue 31 Oct – Sat 4 Nov 2023 M23 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Welkin
The Heywood Society |
Assistant Stage Manager | Tue 24 – Sat 28 Oct 2023 M23 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
2022/23
| The Footlights International Tour Show 2023: The Search Continues
The Cambridge Footlights |
Sound Operator (Michaelmas) | Tue 20 Jun – Sat 7 Oct 2023 E23 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre, Etcetera Theatre, London, Canal Café Theatre, London, Komedia Brighton, The Room Above Theatre, Bristol, The Old Coal Yard, Newcastle, Pleasance Theatre KingDome, Edinburgh, The PIT, NYC, The Lyric Hyperion, Los Angeles, de Maat Theater, The Second City, Chicago |
| CAST 2023: Romeo and Juliet
Cambridge American Stage Tour |
Home Run PLX | Mon 19 Jun – Sat 7 Oct 2023 E23 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre, The Round Church, Cambridge, UK, Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, Madisonville, Kentucky, Little Washington Theatre, Washington, Virginia, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, Harrisburg Academy, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| One Man, Two Guvnors
Brickhouse Theatre Company |
Assistant to the Deputy Stage Manager (ASM) | Tue 23 – Sat 27 May 2023 E23 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| The Seagull
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Sound Operator | Tue 16 – Sat 20 May 2023 E23 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| Spring Awakening
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Deputy Stage ManagerPLX | Tue 9 – Sat 13 May 2023 E23 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |
| Channel 4 Squared
Lady Margaret Players |
Deputy Stage ManagerSound Designer | Tue 2 May 2023 E23 Week 1 |
ADC Theatre |
| CU Show Choir: Teenage Dream | Sound Designer | Thu 16 – Fri 17 Mar 2023 L23 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| Kiss Me, Kate!
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Get-in HelperFollowspot OperatorMic RunnerAssistant Stage Manager (ASM) | Wed 15 – Sat 25 Mar 2023 L23 Week 8 |
ADC Theatre |
| A Man Walks into a Cheese Shop | DSM | Tue 28 Feb 2023 L23 Week 6 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUMTS Gala 2023: Livin' It Up On Top
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
PLX | Fri 24 – Sat 25 Feb 2023 L23 Week 5 |
ADC Theatre |
| Agatha Christie's The Hollow | Deputy Stage Manager | Tue 14 – Sat 18 Feb 2023 L23 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| Sunday in the Park with George
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Stage Manager | Tue 7 – Sat 11 Feb 2023 L23 Week 3 |
ADC Theatre |
| CUADC/Footlights Pantomime 2022: Treasure Island
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, The Cambridge Footlights |
Mat Gag AssistantsAssistant Stage Manager | Wed 23 Nov – Sat 3 Dec 2022 M22 Week 7 |
ADC Theatre |
| Blue Stockings
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club |
Stage Manager | Tue 15 – Sat 19 Nov 2022 M22 Week 6 |
ADC Theatre |
| Chess
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
ASMGet-in Helper | Tue 1 – Sat 5 Nov 2022 M22 Week 4 |
ADC Theatre |
| Tick, Tick… Boom!
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society |
Followspot Operator | Wed 19 – Sat 22 Oct 2022 M22 Week 2 |
ADC Theatre |