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̽»¨Ö±²¥ADC Theatre season begins with the unusual tale of a school play with a difference. Moby Dick (11 to 15 January) is an ideal post-Christmas show starring 40 talented local children. St Godley’s Academy for Young Ladies needs to find some funds to stop the school from being closed. Senior pupil, Ishmael, comes to the rescue with the musical she has written; Moby Dick. As all the pupils and staff pitch in, it turns out to be a memorable tale of a whale – with a difference.

Romeo and Juliet (18 to 22 January) is an acclaimed production by the European Theatre Group, Cambridge’s premier touring company, returning from a tour of nine European cities. At times sensual, dynamic and exhilarating, this is a visual spectacle of inventiveness and irreverence. Extravagant costumes combine with live music and dance to make a thrilling theatrical production.

̽»¨Ö±²¥ADC Theatre will present a total of 120 performances over the next 14 weeks, with 32 different productions. They include world amateur premieres of Bulgakov’s ̽»¨Ö±²¥Master and Magarita and Power, a play by Nick Dear on corruption in the Court of 17th Century France. My Fair Lady, the Footlights Spring Review, Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, Ben Johnson’s Volpone and Peter Shaffer’s ̽»¨Ö±²¥Royal Hunt of the Sun are among the season’s other highlights.

̽»¨Ö±²¥ADC Theatre is run by the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge. It was reopened last October by National Theatre Director Nicholas Hytner, one of many distinguished ADC alumni, after a major refurbishment.

Advance Booking for all main shows and matinees in the Spring Season is available at the Cambridge Arts Theatre (01223) 503333.