University Tech and Theatre Society Directory
If you enjoy going on deep dives of what other unis have, this page is for you! With all our equivalents at other universities (that I've come across at least, I'm sure there are many more).
York TechSoc
Probably the society that's closest in what we do. AdamRMS was originally written for them, and we totally didn't steal the idea for a Docusaurus based website from them either (as well as the idea of hires assistants)! They have a whole drama studio with dressing rooms and storage to themselves on the York campus, which is very cool.
York DramaSoc
York's drama society have up to 48 shows a year, in their very own "Drama Barn" space. Their website doesn't exist at the time of writing but there's the "Barn Bible" in their linktree which explains how they work, kind of like this wiki!
Nottingham New Theatre
England's only student-run theatre, the Nottingham New Theatre has an 86-seat main theatre and two 30-seat studios. They have a fantastic history site, with records of shows going back to 1950. Every summer, they run Student Fringe Festival (StuFF) for student and professional theatre makers to showcase their work.
TEC PA & Lighting (Nottingham)
Also at the University of Nottingham, TEC seem to have a lot of cool equipment, running tech for the Uni's grad ball. Members apparently get crew food at or after events. They also have a moose as their mascot, which is fun.
Bedlam Theatre (Edinburgh)
Like the new theatre in Nottingham, Edinburgh's Bedlam Theatre is a student-run theatre, based in a church. Their website holds an archive of shows like Nottingham's, only going back to 1871! They also have an incredible wiki.
Ents Crew (St Andrew's)
Ents Crew are technically not a society, but a direct part of St Andrew's Students' Union. This means they perform both the role of doing SU tech (like Warwick SU Tech Services), but also random tech for student events like we do. They have an excellent page of lore on their wiki.
Imperial DramSoc
At Imperial, the tech society is half of the drama society, but they also do tech on a very big scale (including the Imperial Grad Ball), with alumni often sticking around to help with big events. It's a bit like all of the DC and Tech Crew combined into one society and made bigger. They have what I'm told is an excellent wiki (featuring a page on a nuclear reactor), but unfortunately its all being a login gate.
Like many other drama societies, they have their own space in the Imperial Union Concert Hall, which they share with Imperial Cinema.
Manchester Universities Technical Theatre Society
MUTTS was founded in 2013 and provides technical support and equipment hire for societies and organisations around Manchester, working in the SU Theatre/Theatre Lounge and storing all equipment in a storage facility known as The Arch. They meet every Tuesday and have frequent trainings and socials, and also seem to stock a lot of equipment including intelligent lighting, truss, steel deck and power distro (and a lot of flight cases!). Whilst they have a wiki, most of this is only available to members.