AB020 Issue 005 by Jez Colclough

UNI VERSI TYOFCUMBRI ADRAMA

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AB AUTUMN/WI NTER 2012

AUTUMN/WI NTER 2012

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Whe t he ry o ua r eapr o s pe c t i v ene ws t ude nti nt e r e s t e di n s t udy i ngDr a maa tt heUni v e r s i t yo fCumb r i a ,La nc a s t e r , o neo fo urr e t ur ni ngc ur r e nts t ude nt so rs i mpl ys o me b o dy whoe nj o y ss uppo r t i nghi g hq ua l i t ys t ude ntdr a ma , Iwo ul d l i k et ot a k et hi so ppo r t uni t yt owe l c o mey o ut ot heAut umn /Wi nt e ri s s ueo fAB02 0.

STAFF JanAs hc r of t Cour s eL eader j an. as hc r of t @c umbr i a. ac . uk 01524384504 Dr . JezCol c l ough Seni orL ec t ur er j ez . c ol c l ough@c umbr i a. ac . uk 01524384340 Col i nKnapp Seni orL ec t ur er c ol i n. k napp@c umbr i a. ac . uk 01524384507 RobOwen Tec hni c i an/Demons t r at or r ober t . owen@c umbr i a. ac . uk 01524384551

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NOVEMBER 2012

Do nJ ua ni nS o ho ( a f t e rMo l i è r e )

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DATES: Wednesday7thNov ember2012 Thur s day8thNov ember2012 ember2012 F r i day9thNov t h ember2012 Sat ur day10 Nov TI CKETS: PayWhatYouCan TI ME: Al l Per f or manc es begi nat7. 30p. m. VENUE: TheBl ac kBoxSt udi oTheat r e, TheUni v er s i t yofCumbr i a Bower ham Road L anc as t er . L A13JD BOXOFFI CE: Ti c k et sAv ai l abl eOnTheDoor f r om 7. 00p. m. SUPERVI SI NGTUTOR: JezCol c l ough j ez . c ol c l ough@c umbr i a. ac . uk

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“ I nPa t r i c kMa r b e r ’ st e r r icne wf r e e a d a p t a t i o n, t h ep l a yp r o v e s s a v a g e l yf u nny , d i s t u r b i ng l yd a r k a ndd i s g r a c e f u l l ys e x y . ” Dai l yTe l e g r aph Mo l i è r e ’ sf a r c i c a l ,t r a g i c ,a na r c hi c17t hc e nt ur y o r i g i na li sr e l o c a t e dt omo de r nda yS o ho . . .s wa nk ne who t e l sa ndf e s t e r i ngo l dc l i pj o i nt s ,c r a c k he a ds i na l l e y sa ndc o k e he a dsi nc l ubs .ede s t i t ut e ,t he de l i r i o us ,t hebr o k e na ndt hebr a z e n,t hehus t l e r s a nd ho o r a y s ,t he me di a mo v e r sa nd me r c i l e s s who r e s-a l l pa c k e di nt oo nes e e t hi ngs q ua r emi l e . Cont a i nss t r ongl a ng ua g ea nda dul thumour . “ Ar a v i s h i ng ,t h o r o u g h l ymo d e r nma k e o v e r … eh u mo u ra ndwi t t yi nv e c t i v ei s i ma g i na t i v e l yc r u e l … Ar a d i c a l r e wr i t e ,s h a p i ngt h eo r i g i na l i nt oamo d e r nmo r a l i t yo rf a i r yt a l e . Ma r b e r ’ sl o v e l y ,b l a c kc o me d y , Do nJ u a nq u i t ed i s p l a c e sMo l i è r e ’ s . ” Ev e ni ngSt andar d

JANUARY 2013

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“ Ic a nr e s i s te v e r y t h i ng e x c e p tt e mp t a t i o n. ”

TI CKETS: F r i day&Sat ur day £10( c onc es s i ons£8) Wednes day&Thur s day £8( c onc es s i ons£6) TI ME: Al l Per f or manc es begi nat8. 00p. m. VENUE: TheDuk es , MoorL ane, L anc as t er . L A11QE BOXOFFI CE: 01524598500 t i c k et s @duk es l anc as t er . or g SUPERVI SI NGTUTOR: JanAs hc r of t j an. as hc r of t @c umbr i a. ac . uk

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Yo ung ,r i c h,b e a ut i f ula ndne wl yma r r i e d, La dyWi nde r me r es e e mst oha v ei ta l l . a t i sunt i ls hei sv i s i t e db yo neo fLo ndo n s o c i e t y ’ smo s tno t o r i o usg o s s i psa nds o o n no t hi ngi sa si ts e e ms . Fi r s tpr o duc e do nt he2 2Fe b r ua r y1 8 9 2a t t heS tJ a me s ' se a t r ei nLo ndo n,La dy Wi nde r me r e ’ sFa n,b i t i ng l ys a t i r i z e st he mo r a l so f Vi c t o r i a n s o c i e t y ,a nd i n pa r t i c ul a rma r r i a g e . La dy Wi nde r me r e ’ s Fa n i sa c o mi c ma s t e r pi e c e ,f ul lo fi nt r i g ue ,j e a l o us ya nd b r i l l i a nto ne l i ne r s .

JANUARY 2013

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DATES: y2013 Wednes day23rdJanuar t h y2013 Thur s day24 Januar y2013 F r i day25thJanuar y2013 Sat ur day26thJanuar TI CKETS: F r i day&Sat ur day £10( c onc es s i ons£8) Wednes day&Thur s day £8( c onc es s i ons£6) TI ME: Al l Per f or manc es begi nat8. 00p. m. VENUE: TheDuk es , MoorL ane, L anc as t er . L A11QE BOXOFFI CE: 01524598500 t i c k et s @duk es l anc as t er . or g SUPERVI SI NGTUTOR: JezCol c l ough j ez . c ol c l ough@c umbr i a. ac . uk

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“ . . . Ine e d , mo r ed e s p e r a t e l yt h a n myc h i l d r e nne e dme , awa yo fs e e i ngi nt h ed a r k . . . ”

As e v e nt e e ny e a r o l db o yb l i ndss i xho r s e s wi t hame t a l s pi k ea ndi ss e ntt oas e c ur e ps y c hi a t r i cho s pi t a l whe r ehei st r e a t e db y aps y c hi a t r i s twhoi ss t r ug g l i ngwi t h de mo nso fhi so wn. I ns pi r e db yat r ues t o r y , Pe t e rS ha ﬀe r ' s uni q ueps y c ho l o g i c a l t hr i l l e re x pl o r e st he c o mpl e xr e l a t i o ns hi psb e t we e nf a i t h, ps y c ho l o g ya nds e x ua l i t y . " . . . ap s y c h i a t r i cd e t e c t i v es t o r y o fi nni t es k i l l . " eNe wYo r kTi me s

REVI EW 2011/2012

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REVI EW 2011/2012

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