Sir Tom Stoppard delivers the Cameron Mackintosh Inaugural lecture 2017

Claude-Michel Schönberg delivers his inaugural lecture as the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre

Simon Russell Beale, in conversation with Libby Purves, on his personal experience of playing Shakespeare in the theatre. Actor and music historian, Simon Russell Beale is the 24th holder of the Cameron Mackintosh Professorship at St Catherine's College. He delivers his inaugural lecture in conversation with broadcaster, Libby Purves, on his distinguished career in the theatre, with a focus on his Shakespearean roles in contemporary theatre.

Stephen Fry, the 23rd holder of the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professorship in Contemporary Theatre gives his first lecture at the University followed by Q&A with Roger Ainsworth. (Contains strong language). Using the experience of his own journey and career in the arts, Stephen Fry talks frankly about his acting roles as a student at Cambridge, the benefits of writing your own material when starting out and the importance of team work in the arts. He mentions the works and artists that...