Review: DDF at Mount Oswald Hub
“Originality being a key focus.” Emily Hatwell enjoys a range of new student-written theatre.
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Emilia Lewis
Review: The Crucible
“a gripping telling…” Stage Reviewer Ralph Hargreaves is entertained by Rocket Theatre’s production of The Crucible
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Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“brims with energy…” Stage Reviewer Ralph Hargreaves enjoys Pitch Productions’ production of The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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‘It’s huge!’: Durham Drama Festival 2025
Interview Editor Lucy Atkinson sits down with DDF Director, Jude Battersby, to talk about the upcoming celebration of student-written theatre.
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Review: White Liars and Black Comedy
“Directed by Ben Cawood alongside assistant director Emily Sanderson, and originally written by Peter Shaffer – of Amadeus acclaim – the dual one act plays spin tales of utter farce, one tragic one comic, embodying a frenzy of half-truths, untruths, and, as is inevitable with farce, the truth.” Darcy McBrinn is entertained by Pitch Production’s ‘White Liars and Black Comedy’.
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Review: Bonnie and Clyde
“This production has everything you could possibly want: a whirlwind romance, fast cars, shootouts, bank robberies, tons of sass, and all accompanied by a killer score.” Charlie Moscrop is blown away by TDTC’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’.
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Review: Doctor Who!
“Not only have our television screens at last been graced by a full series of Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor, but more importantly, Doctor Who! is being brought to Durham University’s Assembly Rooms Theatre for Ooook! Productions’ annual sitcom.” William Alexander loves Ooook! Production’s ‘Doctor Who!”.
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Review: Macbeth
“Watching 12 South Theatre Company and Green Door Theatre Company’s collaborative production of Macbeth was a wonderfully atmospheric treat; a tastefully executed performance accompanied by an incredible cohort of some of Durham’s finest singers.”
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Review: Anything Goes
“Set on an ocean liner, the SS American, bound from New York to London, Anything Goes follows the madcap antics of those on board.” Dan Bavister loves DULOG’s ‘Anything Goes’.
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Review: DUCT’s The Rivals
“We enter a melodious world of the ranting, rambling eccentrics of this play.” Stage-editor Alfred Diemer is amused by the DUCT performance of the ‘The Rivals.’
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