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…
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…
The Durham Revue is the university’s longest running sketch comedy group. Established in 1974, The Revue has been the breeding ground for many comedians including Ed Gamble (Mock The Week, The Off Menu Podcast), Nish Kumar (The Mash Report), Stevie Martin (Massive Dad, The Emily Atack Show), Alex Macqueen (The Inbetweeners)…
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…
If you’ve been on the Bailey at all over the past year, you might have noticed the building site opposite Hatfield, well the time has come… The Assembly Rooms Theatre is reopening! In preparation for our Open Day this Saturday, theatre Staff members, the Durham Student Theatre (DST) exec and student volunteers have been…
Gliding over the County Durham hills on the 20A bus on my first day of the West Rainton Primary School Drama Club Outreach Project, I felt some amount of trepidation. Having little experience with primary school children, I feared the worst, I feared chaos. And there was chaos.
Creative chaos
But not chaos in the negative…
Durham Student Theatre (DST) collectively puts on about 90 shows from 26 individual theatre companies annually. Chances are, during your time in Durham, you will have gone to watch at least one of these entirely student produced and performed shows. The talented cast, aided by lighting design and sound effects, would have left…
