Breaking out of the bubble
Abigail Brierley highlights some of her favourite day-trips outside of Durham
Bubble
The exam bubble
Abigail Brierley reminds everyone of the importance of taking some time for yourself over the exam period
Review: High School Musical
Foot of the Hill’s semester-closing production of Disney’s High School Musical reminds us why we all need to sing our hearts out every once in a while. Pulled together over…
Review: All Over Lovely
All Over Lovely is a two-character play, yet despite its small cast and relatively short length, it manages to address a range of complex questions surrounding feminism, political lesbianism, and…
Review: Black Training
‘Why is it that you can’t hold black people and white people to the same standards?’ ‘People only stand up for us when is finally inconvenient for them.’ ‘People fear…
Review: Test Bed
Running at only one hour, Wrong Tree Theatre’s Test Bed–writer and director Cameron Ashplant’s Durham debut–is certainly a production which is aware of its own potential. The premise of the…
Review: Tuesday
It feels wrong to watch someone whose long fringe makes him seem unaware of our gaze. But watch Daniel we must, for an unusually significant amount of time, as he…
Director’s Note: Test Bed
"In the era of bio-politics and surveillance, this is increasingly contemporary..."
Review: Lips Don’t Lie
My Thursday evening involved flying tampons, Fleabag recreations, and powerfully funny student writing. I heard more about vaginas than I have in my entire life, and it was a hoot.…
Review: Constellations
‘Constellations’: string theory, time as a human construct, free will as an illusion, questions about the reasons and purpose of our existence. A non-linear structure and an extremely sparse stage…