Footlights



         


Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, run by the students of Cambridge University. It was founded in 1883.

It grew in prominence in the 1960s, as a hotbed of comedy and satire, and continues to produce the regular, and very popular Smokers; informal mixtures of sketches and stand-up.

Notable entertainers who were members of Footlights include:

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