WHAT’S ON THIS TERM Get excited for our shows happening this Michaelmas term

What's On This Term All ticket listings are at durhamstudenttheatre.org.

KEITH. Presents Kevin 18-21 Oct With sketches ranging from absurd, to edgy, to sick-minded, get ready for an hour of insanity and depravity!

Foot of the Hill: One Night Only

2 Nov A Cabaret night showcasing a number of talented performers from St Mary’s College.

Aaron

19-20 Oct The life of an 18 year old boy with Prader-Willi syndrome to show that nothing is ever as simple as it seems.

Spring Awakening

14-17 Nov A group of teenagers in late nineteenth century Germany grapple with issues of sexuality, andmental stability.

The Durham Revue: Zeitgeist

26 Oct The Durham Revue return to home soil from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for one night only.

Dracula 15-17 Nov An adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a chilling gothic tale of the battle for power.

A Traveller's Tale 16-17 Nov Durham Opera Ensemble’s first term show presents an opportunity to travel the world through the magic of opera.

Us/Them

16-18 Nov Scripted drama is blended with devised movement to explore children’s unique reaction to shock and trauma.

Family Circles

16-17 Nov When the three daughters of Edward Gray come to stay , hilarity follows as tensions rise amidst a murder mystery plot.

Buttered Toast: Stand Up 20 Nov Anyone with a set takes the stage to try and be funny in front of Durham’s brightest and best.

Life Outside The Diamond 16-18 Nov Following the story of a woman whose partner is indicted and she is summoned to testify against him.

Love and Information 22-24 Nov In this fast moving kaleidoscope, more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know.

Aristophanes' Lysistrata

23-24 Nov A battle of words, wills, and buckets of water that will change the future of two cities.

Breathing Corpses

24-25 Nov This pulsating drama traces the story backwards after the discovery of a corpse in a hotel room.

Marat/Sade

29 Nov - 1 Dec Weiss’s bleakly comic masterpiece of the Marquis de Sade’s reenactment of the death of Marat.

Woodplayers' Winter Show

30 Nov - 2 Dec Collingwood's annual winter show is yet to be pitched but promises to be exciting!

Killology

4-6 Dec A play about violence, fatherhood, and what happens when popular entertainment is pushed to the extreme.

Every Brilliant Thing Buttered Toast: CRUMBS!

6-8 Dec 7 Dec

A play about celebrating all that life This term’s showcase will be an has to offer and the lengths we go to for eclectic mix of pieces created and those we love. performed by a wide range of artists.

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change 6-8 Dec This upbeat and endearing song cycle explores all forms of love and modern relationships they know. Beginning 6-8 Dec A touching story about modern-day interactions between two people, thrown together against the odds.

La Casbah 8-9 Dec Inspired by events of the Algerian War, La Casbah explores the struggle between coloniser and colonised.

DIM Present A Double Bill!

13-14 Dec Join Durham Improvised Musical and Danny Booth for two consecutive evenings of comedy hijinks! If you would like to contribute towards the next First Night newsletter get in touch via theatre.coordinator@durham.ac.uk