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'The Single Lady’ London run as told by the single lady doing the tech.

13th October 2021

How it started Somewhere deep in the wonderful Flo Lunnon’s (cast, Queen Elizabeth I) camera roll there exists a very staged photo of me ‘passed out with excitement’ on the stage of the Assembly Rooms Theatre (ART) having just been told by Flo that a mysterious Lauren would like me to Tech direct her new musical. Being…

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The Single Lady: From Covid cancellations to a London musical!

By Jennifer Leigh & Oscar Scott

28th July 2021

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…

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Getting involved with theatre at Durham

By Eleanor Ivey

30th June 2021

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…

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Making a movie

By Rose Galbraith

24th March 2021

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…

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Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 3)

By Owen Kennedy, Francesca Haydon-White & Eric Yu

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…

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Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 2)

By Esalan Gates, Imogen Usherwood & Miriam Templeman

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…

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Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 1)

By Olivia Jones, Harry Jenkins & Ryan King

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…

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Bringing 'Frankenstein' to life.

By Jenny Shpeter and Saniya Saraf, Producer and Director of \’Frankenstein\’.

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…

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Theatre through Lockdown: the Rise of the Radio Play

By Olivia Adderley

3rd December 2020

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…

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The risks and rewards of new writing

By Elvira Parr

5th February 2020

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…

'The Single Lady’ London run as told by the single lady doing the tech.

The Single Lady: From Covid cancellations to a London musical!

Getting involved with theatre at Durham

Making a movie

Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 3)

Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 2)

Durham Drama Festival 2021 - Meet the writers (part 1)

Bringing 'Frankenstein' to life.

Theatre through Lockdown: the Rise of the Radio Play

The risks and rewards of new writing

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