Durham Student Theatre acts as a umbrella society, representing Durham’s most successful theatre companies. This year we have 33 constituent theatre companies. Read more about them below, and click on the logos to find out more!
University-Wide Theatre Companies
DST Theatre Companies are facilitated by Experience Durham and each one brings something unique to our theatre scene.
Buttered Toast
President: Elise Garcon
Specialises in new writing, producing showcases for emerging writers.
Durham Improvised Musical
President: Isabel Raby
Durham Improvised Musical is just what it says on the tin.
Durham Opera Ensemble
President: Lily McNeil
The university’s leading opera group.
Contact: [email protected]
The Durham Revue
Presidents: Daisy Hargreaves & Ben Lycett
Established in 1974, The Durham Revue is Durham’s longest-running sketch comedy troupe.
Contact: [email protected]
Durham University Audio Drama Society
President: Emily Tarbuck
An inclusive place for audio storytelling. We produce high quality audio dramas in a friendly and relaxed environment.
Contact: [email protected]
Durham University Classical Theatre
President: Lauren Brewer
DUCT is committed to producing the best of classical theatre. We focus on theatre written or set over 100 years ago. We also have a competitive classical acting showcase to focus on technique as well.
Contact: [email protected]
Durham University Light Opera Group
President: Miriam Templeman
DULOG is Durham’s largest musical theatre society.
Contact: [email protected]
First Theatre Company
President: Ben Willows
1TC aims to provide support and opportunities for first-time directors and producers.
Contact: [email protected]
Fourth Wall
President: Imogen Marchant
Fourth Wall is dedicated to staging high-quality modern works.
Contact: [email protected]
KEITH.
President: Emily Oliver
KEITH. specialise in off-the-wall sketch comedy.
Ooook! Productions
President: Peter Firbank
Ooook! is a friendly and outreaching theatre company, specialising in comedy productions.
Pitch Productions
President: Saniya Saraf
A new theatre company providing an open, fostering platform for theatre makers and emerging writers alike.
Contact: [email protected]
Sightline Productions
President: Honor Douglas
Sightline Productions is an outreach theatre company providing a platform for the underrepresented.
Contact: [email protected]
Suffragette Theatre Company
Presidents: Ben Smart & Charlie Barnett
Suffragette is a theatre society that specialises in politically-charged and inspired theatre, and welcome all who are interested!
The Stand
President: Sascha Lowdermilk-Oppenheim & Ivo Pope
Durham’s best, worst and only stand-up comedy society.
Contact: [email protected]
Tone Deaf Theatre Company
Presidents: Will Drake & Jennifer Leigh
TDTC was founded with with the aim of bringing small cast modern musicals to Durham.
Contact: [email protected]
Ultraviolet Theatre Company
President: Aaron Rozanski
UVTC explores inventive and bold storytelling, combining film, music and dance with traditional spoken-word theatre.
Contact: [email protected]
Wrong Tree
President: Charlie Culley
Durham’s only devised theatre group, focusing on ensemble practice.
Contact: [email protected]
College Theatre Companies
Each College in Durham has their own resident theatre company that posses the friendly and inclusive atmospheres expected from colleges! Many of these TCs depite thier home colleges are open to all students so don’t rule them out without checking!
12 South Theatre
President: Emily Orr
St. Cuthbert’s college theatrical society, offering both university-wide and college-only productions.
Bailey Theatre Company
President: Catherine Turner
St John’s College’s resident theatre company: an inclusive and dynamic community, staging both university-wide and college-only productions.
Contact: [email protected]
Blizzard Theatre Company
President: Eleanor McIntyre
John Snow’s resident theatre company, with a friendly and inclusive atmosphere.
Castle Theatre Company
President: Saniya Saraf
CTC is the oldest and one of the largest theatre companies, staging shows within Durham Castle.
Contact: [email protected]
Green Door Theatre Company
President: Caitlin Barratt
Green Door is St Chad’s College’s resident theatre company.
Contact: [email protected]
Feather Theatre Company
Presidents: Emma Bragg & Jasmine Box
Van Mildert’s official theatre company produces high-quality productions with an emphasis on fun and inclusivity. We stage six performances a year with both open auditions and Mildert-only shows.
Contact: [email protected]
Hild Bede Theatre
Presidents: Lauren Brewer & Anna Pycock
Hild Bede Theatre is the largest college drama society in Durham. A vibrant community staging a minimum of three shows a year.
Contact: [email protected]
Foot of the Hill Theatre
President: Sophie Tice
Foot of the Hill Theatre Company (FHTC) is based at St Mary’s College, and stages a range of productions involving both Mary’s students and students from other colleges.
Lion Theatre Company
President: Tom Cain
Lion Theatre Company (LTC), Hatfield College’s drama society.
Contact: [email protected]
Phoenix Theatre Company
Presidents: Natasha Ketel & Anna Birakos
Grey College’s very own theatre company, which strives to help both Grey and non-Grey students alike realise their theatrical visions.
Rocket! Theatre Company
President: James Murray
Stephenson College’s theatre company; Rocket! Theatre Company aims to support writing and stories from the North East, and to collaborate with its fellow college theatre companies.
Sixth Side Theatre
President: Meg Luesley
Sixth Side is Trevs’ resident theatre company, providing at least two performances of non-musical shows per year with our own hexagonal flair.
Student Theatre At Butler
President: Ethan Roy
Josephine butler’s own theatre company, and the latest edition to DST.
Trevelyan College Musical Society
President: Martha Page
Trevelyan College Musical Society provides the college’s annual musical, created and performed by the fantastic talent of Trevelyan students!
Woodplayers
Presidents: Jemima Abate & Lauren Williams
Woodplayers perform four shows each year – including a musical, and are based at Collingwood college.
Contact: [email protected]