First Night is the first port of call for all Durham Student Theatre news, reviews, previews and more! We make it our mission to review every DST production as well as produce previews and think pieces!
Director’s Note: Into The Woods
My pitch of a multi-rolled, 10-person production of Into The Woods was met with feelings of excitement, confusion, horror, curiosity and disbelief, and for this I have the fantastic Tone Deaf Theatre Company exec to thank for their unwavering support of this project...
Release: The Rivals
Free Tickets for Under-16s up for grabs this week to see Family-Friendly Restoration Comedy at its Finest, with Laughs, Scrapes and Outlandish Costumes!! ‘The Rivals’ explores the hilarious lengths that young people will go to for love. Under 16s have a chance to see...
Review: Folly of Man
"Stellar performances, powerful punchlines, and [a] noble cause... “If we were all actors upon a stage, we could all do with a bit more rehearsal time.” ‘Folly Of Man ‘– a student-written piece by Lawrence Gartshore, from Grey College's Phoenix Theatre and co-directed...
Review: Heaven and Hell Showcase
"An exquisite evening of entertainment and stirring drama across a range of genres... Sunday the 26th of November marked a special rendition of the inter-collegiate showcase, Heaven and Hell, performed at the Assembly Rooms Theatre by Foot of the Hill Theatre Company...
Review: Chatroom
"Its entire cast and crew do not fail to give us a brilliant reflection of our modern society... TW: Suicide Chatroom, by Enda Walsh is a brilliant exploration of the isolated virtual world so many adolescents today grow up in. While Chatroom explores darker subjects...
Review: All My Sons
'This cast and crew are to be warmly commended... The result of their efforts was highly enjoyable and memorable... All My Sons, directed by Molly Knox (assistant director Felicity Rickard), presents Arthur Miller’s harrowing tragedy relating the self-destruction of...
Review: Spring Awakening
"Never have I been so genuinely moved by a DST production... Never have I been so genuinely moved by a DST production. DULOG masterfully presents ‘Spring Awakening’, a hauntingly tragic, yet beautiful musical by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik. It explores an array of...
Directors’ Notes: Spring Awakening
Amy Shelmerdine: Directing on Spring Awakening with my best friend has been the highlight of my DST career so far. This musical has been my favourite show for years, so to have the opportunity to direct it is a dream, especially as I have met the most incredible and...
Review: The Shadow Box
"Heartfelt and impactful, with beats of hope, love, and positivity inter-twined in a powerful performance by the cast... “And here we stand, the combined energy of our three magnificent minds focused irrevocably on a jacket. My God! There are more important things, I...
Review: Hedda Gabler
'This team fully deserved their standing ovation and rapturous applause... Hedda Gabler is a notoriously difficult play. With a narrative driven by complex chasms between male and female characters, further underpinned by deep layers of emotional baggage between...