When I signed up to be involved in this piece of student writing, I had no idea what I was getting myself into; the origin of ‘The Single Lady’ is unlike that of most new musicals, written almost entirely over Zoom and FaceTime, by second-year students Lauren Brewer and Will Geraint Drake. The show’s influences, deeply…
People will always tell you that university is about so much more than just your course, and that it is an opportunity to get involved with anything you want, and I have to say, at Durham, this wholly describes my experience.
No experience necessary
Before coming to Durham, I had done very little in the way of theatre; I…
My incredible journey with ‘Audition’ started when my friend tagged me in a Facebook post, advertising the project. I’ve acted at every opportunity my whole life but never in front of a camera, so when I heard about ‘Audition’ I jumped at the chance to be in a film, and was thrilled to be selected to play the female…
Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 3)
8th February 2021
This is our final blog in the series from our student writers. These new plays are being performed online at this year’s Durham Drama Festival.
Owen Kennedy, author of Plumb
‘I would be lying to you if I said that Plumb explores anything that hasn’t already been explored or was particularly radical. I simply…
Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 2)
8th February 2021
Hear from three more of our talented students who have written plays selected for this year’s Durham Drama Festival as it moves entirely online.
Esalan Gates, author of The Lovers
‘The Loversis an adaptation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, a play of Shakespeare’s that is hilarious…
Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 1)
8th February 2021
Radical Voices for Radical Times
Despite national lockdown, the 47th Durham Drama Festival will be going ahead on the week commencing February 1st. The festival will involve nine student written plays showcased in digital forms from pre-recorded Zoom shows to audio dramas, workshops with industry professionals, an open…
Bringing 'Frankenstein' to life.
29th January 2021
Directing is almost always challenging – the spontaneity of theatre is what attracts most of us to it. Directing Frankenstein was a reminder of this sentiment to all of us in the production team. The pandemic brought with it all types of adapted theatre and with it came Radio Theatre; arguably taking a front seat in…
As we now approach the end of term, theatre in Durham would usually be in full swing but with the second lockdown having fallen upon us, it’s beginning to feel all too reminiscent to the first lockdown that swallowed theatre at the end of last academic year.
When I started that summer, exams finished and eager to establish…
With the Durham Drama Festival in full swing, showcasing a series of student new-writing pieces, there seems like no greater time to reflect on this crucial part of theatre-making. For there is, quite simply, no play without its playwright.
Consistent new-writing is key to ensuring that the future of
theatre reflects the…
December has arrived. The Christmas season upon us. And with
it comes a theatre season up and down the country full of pantomime and farce.
The Assembly Rooms itself is joining in the fun, as we host Ooook! Productions’
The Magistrate this week.
Of course, both of these theatrical forms have a wealth of tradition and…
