AB020 Autumn / Winter 2011 by Jez Colclough

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Q: Whydi dy o uappl yt oUni v e r s i t yo fCumbr i a? A: Ia c t ua l l ys t a r t e damo nt hl a t ea tCumb r i a , b e c a us eIwa sunha ppya tBr i s t o l . It he r e f o r ej o i ne d k no wi ngv e r yl i t t l ea b o utt hec o ur s ea ndwha ti two ul dc o nt a i n.Mys i s t e rha df o ug htt he e l e me nt sa ndb ur s ti no nal e c t ur eo nmyb e ha l f !Al lIk ne wa tt ha tpo i nt ,wa st ha tt he r ewa sa s pa r epl a c e , a ndI ' v eno tl o o k e db a c k ! Q: Whatwasl i f el i k ef o ry o uatUni v e r s i t yo fCumbr i a? A:Il o v e de v e r ymi nut e .ehi g hs t a nda r do ft e a c hi ngi ss o me t hi ngIr e a l l ya dmi r e ,a ndwha t s t r uc kmemo s twa st hef r e e do m Iha dt oe x pl o r eo t he ra s pe c t so fe a t r e-no ts i mpl y pe r f o r ma nc e-a ndt odos oi nas ma l l e r , f r i e ndl ye nv i r o nme ntt ha tdi dn' ta l l o wa ny o net og e tl o s t i nt hec r o wd. Q: Whatar ey o urf av o ur i t eme mo r i e so fy o urt i meatUni v e r s i t yo fCumbr i a? A: e r ewe r eal o to fg r e a tmo me nt sa tCumb r i a : Anyt i meweg o tt odoas ho w, pa r t ne r i ngwi t h o t he rs c ho o l st or unwo r k s ho psa ndwo r kwi t ho t he rs t ude nt s ,a ndIe v e nmi s st hel a t eni g ht ( s o me t i me sa l lni g ht )e s s a ys e s s i o nsi nt hel i b r a r y .i r dy e a rho we v e r ,wa sb yf a rmyb e s ty e a r . Be i nga c c e pt e do nt ot heDi r e c t i ngmo dul e , a ndt he nt a k i ngpa r ti nt heDuk e ' ss ho w! Fi v eni g ht s , i napr o f e s s i o na l s pa c e , i nf r o nto fapa y i ngpub l i ca udi e nc e–whe r ee l s edoy o ug e tt odot ha to n aDr a made g r e e ? Q: I nwhatway shasy o urt i mes t udy i ngdr amaatUni v e r s i t yo fCumbr i ai n ue nc e dy o url i f e s i nc eg r aduat i o n? A: If o unds o meg r e a t , l a s t i ngf r i e nds hi pswhi l s ts t udy i nga tUni . Ia l s ok no wt ha tt hes uppo r tI ' v e ha df r o mmyt ut o r sdo e sno te ndi nt her e he a r s a l r o o m, a ndt ha ti twi l l c o nt i nuet oi n ue nc eme i nt hef ut ur e .et ut o r swa ntt heb e s tf o rt hes t ude nt s ,a ndIk no wIc a na l wa y sk e e pt he m upda t e do ne v e r y t hi ngIe ndupdo i ng . I ' l l a l wa y sc r e di tt he mwi t hk i c ks t a r t i ngi ta l l o ﬀ, b e c a us e Iwo ul dn' tha v eg o nei nt ot hei ndus t r y , ha di tno tb e e nf o rt hes pr i ng b o a r dt ha tt heUni v e r s i t yo f Cumb r i ao ﬀe r e dme . Q: Whatar ey o urf ut ur eambi t i o ns ? A:Mydr e a mj o bwo ul db ewr i t i nga nds t a r r i ngi nmyo wns i t c o m –i tc a nha ppe n!Ia l s ol o v e t e a c hi ngi nawo r k s ho ppi nge nv i r o nme nt ,c o mmuni t yt he a t r e ,a ndwr i t i ngf o rs t a g e-Ha v i ng t wos ho r tpi e c e spr o duc e di nt heS t udi oa tYo r ke a t r eRo y a l ,g a v emeahug eb o o s tt opur s ue wr i t i ng-AndIg ue s sIwo ul dn' ts a ynot or unni ngmyo wne a t r eCo mpa ny . . .

AUTUMN/WI NTER 2011

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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 d i ns t udy i ngDr a maa tt heUni v e r s i t yo fCumbr 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 r s i mpl ys o me bo dywhoe nj o y ss uppo r t i nghi g hq ua l i t y s t ude ntdr a ma ,Iwo ul dl i k et ot a k et hi so ppo r t uni t yt o we l c o mey o ut ot heAut umn/ Wi nt e ri s s ueo fAB02 0.

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NOVEMBER 2011

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JANUARY 2011

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JANUARY 2012

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“ Bl i s t e r i ng l ywe l l wr i t t e n… f r a nk e r , mo r ei nt e l l i g e nta nd e r c e r t h a na nyne wc o me d yo fr e c e nty e a r s . ” Dai l yMai l Whe n Pa t r i c k Ma r be r ni s he d hi spl a y Cl o s e rhe t ho ug hti two ul dr unf o ra bo utt hr e emo nt hsi nt he Co t t e s l o e ,t hes ma l l e s to ft heNa t i o na le a t r e ' st hr e e a udi t o r i ums .I t di dr a t he r be t t e rt ha nt ha t :I t t r a ns f e r r e d r s tf r o mt heCo t t e s l o et ot heNa t i o na l ' s l a r g e rLy t t e l t o ne a t r e ,a ndt he nt ot heWe s tEnd.I t ha sha das i x t hmo nt hr uno nBr o a dwa ya ndha spl a y e d i n50o t he rc o unt r i e sa l l o v e rt hewo r l d. Amo ng s tt heo r i g i na l pr o duc t i o n’ sma nya wa r ds , Cl o s e r wo nt heEv e ni ngS t a nda r dAwa r df o rBe s tCo me dya nd t heTi meOuta ndOl i v e ra wa r dsf o rBe s tNe wPl a y . I n 2004Cl o s e rwa sa da pt e di nt oa nOs c a ra ndGo l de n Gl o beno mi na t e d l m di r e c t e dbyMi k eNi c ho l sa nd s t a r i ngNa t a l i ePo r t ma n,J ul i aRo be r t s ,J udeLa wa nd Cl i v eOwe n. “ Lo v ea nds e xa r el i k ep o l i t i c s :i ti sno twh a ty o us a yt h a t ma t t e r s ,s t i l l l e s swh a ty o ume a n,b u twh a ty o ud o . Pa t r i c kMa r b e ru nd e r s t a nd st h i sp e r f e c t l y ,a ndi nCl o s e r h eh a swr i t t e no neo ft h eb e s tp l a y so fs e x u a l p o l i t i c si nt h e l a ng u a g e :i ti sr i g h tu pt h e r ewi t hWi l l i a ms ’ S t r e e t c a r , Ma me t ’ sOl e a nna ,Al b e e ’ sVi r g i ni aWo o l f ,Pi nt e r ’ sOl d Ti me sa ndHa r e ’ sS k y l i g h t . ” eSundayTi me s

REVI EW 2010/2011

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Si l l yCow byBenE l t on “ . . . I ti sal mos ti mpos s i bl et of aul tt hi spr oduc t i on: c os t ume, s et , mov ement , c omi ct i mi nganddi c t i onex empl ar y . . .The Uni v er s i t yofCumbr i a’ sf i nal y eardr amas t udent si n L anc as t ert ookt hei rnear c apac i t y , s pel l boundaudi enc esata c r ac k i ngpac er i ghtt hr ought hebar bedwi r es at i r et oa s er i esoff i nal mi ndbl owi ngdénouement s . ” Mi c hael Nunn( Januar y2011)TheVi s i t or

“ I twasapl ott omak eanyr ev i ewerc ar ef ul wi t hherwor ds .L uc k i l l y , t hi sper f or manc eof BenE l t on’ swi t t ys c r i ptwasapl eas ur et o wat c h. ” Hel enPer k i ns( Januar y2011) TheWes t mor l andGaz et t e

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