A review of ‘1984’, by Isabelle Bylett
Isabelle Bylett reviews the First Theatre Company’s adaptation of ‘1984’, exploring themes of surveillance and longing for liberty.
Drama
Theatre and class: Is theatre a medium of unity or division?
Part 2 of a series about classism in the theatre, exploring how the 'highbrow' assumption surrounding theatre is exclusionary, and the complicated history of the English theatre. Isabelle Bylett discusses…
Speaking in Tongues
I lifted my eyes and looked out of the window at the snow falling from the dark sky, the snow silently covers the sidewalks, the cars, the roofs of houses…
Elitism in theatre: why is theatre increasingly inaccessible?
Emily Sanderson discusses elitism and accessibility in theatre and what can be done about it.
A review of The Snow-Globe Theatre Company’s ‘Little Women’ by Emily Sanderson
Theatre review of The Snow Globe Theatre Company’s recent production of ‘Little Women’.
All the student theatre being performed in Durham this Michaelmas and why you should see it
A week-by-week breakdown of all the Durham Student Theatre that's on this Michaelmas Term (beginning week 4).
Dismantling ‘A Doll’s House’: the lasting impact of Henrik Ibsen in 20th century theatre
Isabelle Bylett explores Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, and its enduring impact on the theatre and wider society of the 20th Century.
Isabelle Bylett reviews the Elysium Theatre Company’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello
Isabelle Bylett discusses race and the position of the outsider in the Elysium Theatre Company’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello.
Review of Ooook! Productions’ Doctor Who
Zara Dewing is amazed by Ooook! Productions' adaptation of Doctor Who
Olivia Shelley reviews ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’
Olivia Shelley praises Tone Deaf Theatre Company's latest musical, 'Tick, Tick...Boom!' by Johnathan Larson', as 'poignant, personal, and a beautiful nod to all those involved in the arts.'