An experience beyond staged theatre

As a small city with only a few traditional spaces to perform, using non-traditional venues and drawing from the huge pool of student-writing talent in Durham seemed to us a surmountable challenge. Although it certainly has not been an all-easy ride, we’ve been able to build a really brilliant team for our debut production, A Wilde Night. At the time of writing this article, we’re poised to pull o what we hope to be a truly exceptional three-night run in Hatfield College’s Chapel and Birley Room.

We see its potential carrying forward to new projects

While Walkabout came out of this one idea, we see its potential carrying forward to new projects, opening theatre’s doors to more people over the next years. Our focus now is on collaboration. Shows like Succession, winner of a sweep of Golden Globes and Emmy Awards, today have set an industry standard which champions more collaborative approaches to writing. Even standout independent writers like Phoebe WallerBridge have, in recent years, transitioned into much more collaborative modes of writing for feature films like No Time to Die.

Coming up for Walkabout is a writing workshop

Coming up for Walkabout is a writing workshop where we aim to showcase and explore this concept. Open to anyone, this will be a really exciting opportunity to gain insight into industry practice and collaborative writing more broadly. However, it will also, crucially, lend itself to our hunt for the next team of writers who will collaborate on Walkabout’s first ‘non-linear’ immersive play.

If you’ve missed the opportunity to go to A Wilde Night, stay tuned for future Walkabout events by following us on Instagram (@ walkaboutproductions). Also feel free to email walkabout. productions@durham.ac.uk.