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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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Review: Survivor

1st May 20171st May 2017 Emma-Louise Howell 0 Comments Adam Simpson, Buttered Toast, DDF, DST, East, shadows, Student Writing, The Assembly Rooms Theatre, Visual Art

Emma-Louse Howell reviews ‘Survivor’, a dystopian thriller by Adam Simpson.

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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: The Durham Drama Festival – Black Box Night

11th February 201711th February 2017 Katie O'Toole 0 Comments Black Box, comedy, DDF, DST, Kevin Spacey, Rose, The Not So Divine Comedy

Katie O’Toole reviews what the Black Box has to offer in the 2017 Durham Drama Festival.

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Review: The Durham Drama Festival – The Assembly Rooms Theatre Night

11th February 201711th February 2017 Lucy Brotherton 0 Comments Alford and the Acid Tip, America, DDF, DST, gun control, Screen 9, Second World War, The Assembly Rooms Theatre, The Dark Knight Rises, Toll, USA, World War One

Lucy Brotherton reviews what The Assembly Rooms Theatre has to offer in The 2017 Durham Drama Festival.

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Review: Durham Drama Festival – Site Specific Night

10th February 201710th February 2017 Sofya Grebenkina 0 Comments A Year of Minutes, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Daisy's Dead, David Cameron, DDF, DST, EU, EU Referendum, Europe, Greek Theatre, Michael Gove, Site Specific Night, The Assembly Rooms Theatre, The Bacchae, The Bocchae, Theresa May

Sofya Grebenkina reviews the 2017 Durham Drama Festival Site Specific Night.

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Writer’s Note: Toll

9th February 20178th February 2017 Charlie Keable 0 Comments Castle Theatre Company, DDF, DST, Second World War, The Assembly Rooms Theatre, Toll, War, warfare, World War One

Charlie Keable explains his thoughts and emotions behind writing his DDF play ‘Toll’, a verbatim script regarding his great Grandfather’s experiences in World War One.

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Writer’s Note: Cold Fronts and Hot Flushes – The Short Stories of Kevin Spacey

8th February 20178th February 2017 Andrew Shires 0 Comments Black Box, DDF, DST, Ghost Writer, House of Cards, Kevin Spacey, The Durham Revue

Andrew Shires offers a small insight into his DDF play ‘Cold Fronts and Hot Flushes: The Short Stories of Kevin Spacey’.

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Writer’s Note: The Bocchae

7th February 20177th February 2017 Alison Middleton 0 Comments Boris Johnson, Brexit, Conservative, David Cameron, DDF, DST, EU, houses of parliament, Labour, Michael Gove, Site Specific Night, The Bacchae, The Bocchae, The Durham Revue

Alison Middleton explains her approach to writing her DDF play ‘The Bocchae’.

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Writer’s Note: Alford and the Acid Tip

6th February 20176th February 2017 Kate Lipson 0 Comments DDF, DST, The Assembly Rooms Theatre

Kate Lipson explains her approach to writing her second DDF play ‘Alford and the Acid Tip’.

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