Student Show is not just about hard work! Before, during and after rehearsals, there is a strong emphasis on cast bonding and what better way to do this than social events? Below is a list of just some things we get up to!

Coffee Parties

​Coffee parties take place every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of rehearsals. After the rehearsal has finished, we all pile into someone's flat and consume plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits! Coffee parties are a great way to wind down after a busy day of rehearsals and are fantastic for getting to know your fellow cast-mates!

Friday Parties

Friday parties take place (you guessed it) every Friday! We all congregate in a cast-member's flat and each week has a different theme that is decided by the admin team. Some past themes include: 'Things beginning with M', 'Anything but clothes', 'Christmas' and 'Emojis'. These parties are a great way to relax after a busy week of rehearsals and are always hilarious! Have a look below at some pictures from previous Friday parties!

Family Ties

Family Ties takes place during our rehearsal process. The entire cast is split into families with 2-3 Admin Team members being their "parents" for the evening. A theme is then chosen and all teams choose something to dress up as within that theme. We then get ready in our families and we head out into town where we meet the other teams! This is a highlight of the rehearsal process and everyone really looks forward to it!

Dress Circle Bar (Opening Night)

​After the curtain falls on opening night, we all rush back to our dressing rooms to get ready and head up to the Dress Circle Bar in HMT. Here we have speeches, thank-yous and lots and lots of photos! Many past student-showers attend this ceremony and its a great chance for everyone to reminisce about past productions as well as celebrating opening night! This is also where the Administrator announces the winner of the 'Scotland the What?' Prize. Have a look at some snaps from previous ceremonies!
​(Photos by Kate Sutherland)

After-Show Party

Our after-show party is a very bitter-sweet event. Its a chance to celebrate all of our hard work over the last 5 weeks. We all get into our PJ's and party until the early hours! It's a fantastic way to end a crazy show week with an admin team song (written about the ups and downs of the whole show process) and awards given out to cast members. We're not exaggerating when we say it takes a few days to recover from this one!

Disbursement

Our final notable social event is 'Disbursement'. This is where all the money that has been raised by Student Show gets presented to the well-deserving charities. This is a heart-warming event that makes all of our hard work worthwhile.