Adam Simpson on The Bubble

A Note from the Editor

28th June 2017 Adam Simpson 0 Comments A Midsummer Night's Dream, Adam Simpson, CTC Summer Shakespeare Tour, DDF, drama, DST, Durham Drama Festival, Durham Finalist Showcase, East, Gala Show, Kafka's Dick, Richard III, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, survivor, The Assembly Rooms Theatre, The Canterbury Tales, theatre, Toll

After 2 years, the Drama Section Editor Adam Simpson offers some self-indulgent narcissism for light reading.

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Introducing: The Durham Finalist Showcase

26th June 201726th June 2017 Adam Simpson 0 Comments DST, Durham Finalist Showcase, The Assembly Rooms Theatre

Introducing the Durham Finalist Showcase.

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Review: Blackadder III

22nd June 2017 Adam Simpson 0 Comments blackadder III, charity, comedy, DFOA, DST, Ooook!, The Assembly Rooms Theatre

Adam Simpson reviews Ooook!’s production of ‘Blackadder III’.

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Writer’s Note: Survivor

29th April 201729th April 2017 Adam Simpson 0 Comments 1984, Buttered Toast, Crunch, DDF, DST, dystopia, East, Spread, The Assembly Rooms Theatre, The Hunger Games

Adam Simpson explains his approach to writing ‘Survivor’ his first ever play, and last ever directorial effort in Durham, under Buttered Toast.

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Review: Made in Dagenham

24th February 201724th February 2017 Adam Simpson 0 Comments comedy musical, DST, Feather Theatre Company, Made in Dagenham, musical, musical theatre, The Assembly Rooms Theatre, Van Mildert

Adam Simpson reviews Feather Theatre Company’s ‘Made in Dagenham’.

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Review: The Dumb Waiter

17th February 201716th February 2017 Adam Simpson 0 Comments DST, Durham City Theatre, Fourth Wall Theatre Company, Harold Pinter, The Dumb Waiter

Adam Simpson reviews Fourth Wall’s first offering of the year – Harold Pinter’s ‘The Dumb Waiter’.

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Writer’s Note: A Year of Minutes

4th February 20173rd February 2017 Adam Simpson 0 Comments A Year of Minutes, Auditions, DDF, DST, Site Specific Night

Hamish Clayton explains his approach to his third DDF play in three years – ‘A Year of Minutes’.

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Richard III: A Note From The Cast

19th January 201722nd June 2017 Adam Simpson 0 Comments ACT, DST, Richard III, William Shakespeare

On behalf of the cast and creative team, Adam Simpson justifies some of the artistic decisions regarding William Shakespeare’s Richard III.

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Drama Editor's Picks Latest

Director’s Note: EAST

20th October 201620th October 2016 Adam Simpson 0 Comments DST, East, Lion Theatre Company, Steven Berkoff

Adam Simpson explains some of his artistic decisions regarding Steven Berkoff’s ‘East’.

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Review: Rumplestiltskin

19th June 201618th June 2016 Adam Simpson 0 Comments DST, Wrong Tree Theatre

Adam Simpson review Wrong Tree Theatre’s Rumplestiltskin.

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