Upcoming Events

Strange Young Girls @ Camden Fringe
Seventeen-year-old Michelle packs up the last of her childhood in preparation for a new life of rock ’n’ roll adventure in San Francisco. As the sun sets outside her childhood home, Michelle is visited by Sue, her best friend – just fourteen years old and freshly returned from her first gig as a child actor in London. The force of their reunion is immediate and electric, though it is clear they have headed down very different – and equally dangerous – paths, both paved by the promises and pitfalls of a changing world. One girl is drawn to the future. The other, shaped by it.
Inspired by the real-life friendship between Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas and Sue Lyon, star of Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita, ‘Strange Young Girls’ is a haunting, tender, and provocative exploration of girlhood, fame, and identity at the edge of transformation.

Alice by Heart
In the London Blitz of WW2, Alice’s life is turned upside down, and she and her friend Alfred are forced to shelter in a tube station bunker. When Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland.

✨ D'Oscars 2025 ✨
Come and join us at RAMSIDE HALL HOTEL, along with all of Durham Student Theatre, for a night of awards, food, fun, and friends! This staple event in the DST calendar marks a celebration of all the theatre put on in the last academic year, and is the perfect finish to Epiphany term.

Miscast Showcase
18 of Durham's finest musical theatre performers welcome you for an evening of them being Miscast in roles they wouldn't normally get to play.

Shellshock! Improv Live!
ShellShock! Improv Live! brings you barrels of laughs, inspired by your suggestions!

It Runs in the Family
Trevelyan College Musicals Society and Sixth Side Theatre Company proudly present 'It Runs in the Family', a play full of farcical fun and chaos, all rehearsed in 48 hours. Watch as Dr. Mortimore tries to fend off a paternity suit, an ex wife, a punkish son and various other lunatics so that he may, at last, deliver the Ponsonby Lecture in an international conference. Nothing ever goes smoothly in a Ray Cooney farce - and that's all part of the fun.

Hansard by Simon Woods
In 1988, a Tory politician Robin Hesketh returns to his Cotswold home with his left-wing wife. What begins as light teasing soon escalates into a brutal conflict, shattering the calm of their 30-year marriage.

The Bacchae and The Birds
Polloi Productions Introduces their Easter double bill- The Bacchae and The Birds! Two Greek plays come to the modern stage, a tragedy of Euripides and a comedy of Aristophanes!

They Wait in the Earth
Wrong Tree's annual devised play takes to the City Theatre! Four Arthurian knights travel through the woods, encountering renowned magical threats. Chivalry, love, magic - what more could you want?

The Rocky Horror Show
'Fifty years since it first hit stage and screen, The Rocky Horror Show follows all-American high-school sweethearts Brad and Janet on their journey into the mysterious, madcap castle of the fiendishly fabulous Dr Frank-N-Furter: a mad scientist with a plan to make the perfect man!

Shakespeare in the Garden - Twelfth Night
Castle Theatre Company is delighted to announce its production of Twelfth Night. When a ship is wrecked on the rocks, a tale of mistaken identities, love triangles, and humorous deceptions ensues.

The Durham Revue: LAUGHTERHOURS
For one night only, the Durham Revue are joined by the Bristol Revunions and Manchester Revue to bring you a summer sketch show extravaganza!

A Doll's House
Nora Helmer challenges societal norms by leaving her husband and children to seek independence after realizing her life is controlled and superficial.

Ghosts: A SpOoooky Sitcom Parody Play
Alison can see ghosts! After inheriting a new house and a near-death experience, an eclectic mix of eccentric spirits appear before her, and chaos ensues...
With wedding planning, explosive bombs, Durham jokes, and the signature Ooook! sitcom karaoke scene, this student-written parody of BBC Ghosts promises to be a jam-packed two hours of fun!

Palatinate Awards
Durham University Performing Arts invites you to an evening of celebration and entertainment to recognise the achievements of the outstanding members of our theatre and music community.

Noel Coward's Hay Fever
Durham University Classical Theatre proudly presents Noël Coward's 'Hay Fever' - 100 years after it was first performed! Step into the eccentric world of the Bliss family where drama, romance, and absurdity collide in a weekend of hilarious misadventures.

Monty Python's Spamalot
England. 932 AD. King Arthur has been charged with a sacred quest: band together an army in pursuit of the promised Holy Grail. But constant distractions by an ensemble of bizarre characters - like the Knights Who Say Ni, a killer bunny, and some French people - sets the knights' quest back time and time again. In the face of defeat, Arthur's crew can only rely on the allure of the mystical Lady of the Lake, who gracefully guides and encourages them along the way...

Room for Doubt
Walkabout Productions invites audiences into their exclusive and immersive 'Room for Doubt'. When nurse Emily Carter is accused of mercy killing a terminally ill patient, six jurors must decide her fate. As they examine evidence and debate the law, tensions rise, and personal beliefs come into play. A new play written by Raphael Henrion, this immersive drama explores justice, morality, bringing the audience into the voting to reach a final verdict.

Let There Be Light
Join Durham University for its annual summer concert, showcasing the very best of student performing arts talent. Exploring the luminous experience of ‘Let There Be Light’, the concert takes the audience on a journey of hope and discovery through some of the world’s best stories, featuring choirs, orchestras, bands, and musical theatre.

Slam of the North
Slam of the North brings together the best performance poets from five northern universities to compete over one exciting evening!

Heroes vs Villains: A Cabaret
After their acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run of 'Undecided: A Musical Misadventure', this year's troupe have brought together your favourite pop culture heroes and villains, facing off in an evening of song, dance, laughter and fear. With numbers from Come From Away, Lightning Thief, Shrek the Musical, Tangled, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, this is certainly not one to miss! And in true DUMT style, it will be you, the audience, who decide whether to join the good or bad guys in their scheming...so, who will it be?

COMEDY CABARET in Durham Castle's Great Hall
Castle Theatre Company's iconic night of stand up, sketch and improvised comedy acts, hosted in Durham Castle's stunning Great Hall

Little Shop of Horrors
Things are about to get a little wild in "Little Shop of Horrors," at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre! Watch as an ambitious florist faces a killer plant with dark humour and unforgettable songs. Don’t miss this twisted night of fun!

Woodplayers Charity Cabaret
Woodplayers are thrilled to announce our Woodplayers Charity Cabaret! Performing in Week 1 of Easter Term in the Mark Hillery Arts Centre, we are excited to offer an opportunity for budding musical theatre and acting talent to hone their craft while supporting the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in a cabaret setting.

Time for TDTC: Musical Theatre Across the Ages
TDTC presents their annual musical theater summer showcase! The showcase will chronologically take the audiences through various musical theatre periods, from Golden age to contemporary musicals!

The Watsons
“The thing is – Jane Austen isn’t just any author; she’s your author.”
Based on her incomplete novel, this witty play looks under the bonnet of Jane Austen and asks: what can characters do when their author abandons them?

St Mary’s College’s 125th Anniversary Play
Celebrating St Mary's College’s 125th anniversary, Foot of the Hill Theatre Company has assembled a group of student writers to delve into the rich and empowering history of our beloved college from past to present.

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole: The Musical
Based on the classic bestselling novel by Sue Townsend, this critically acclaimed West End musical brings Britain’s best-loved spotty teenager’s story to life for a new generation of theatergoers.

Hill vs Bailey 2025
Two teams of improvisers come head-to-head in the competition older than time itself. Which team will reign victorious this year? There's only one way to find out - improvised comedy!

Snowmeo and Julinest
For the first time, South's 'Oswald's Players' and John Snow's 'The Snow-Globe' join forces from their respective rival colleges for a witty devised comedy about Mount Oswald life!
'On the outskirts of Durham, sits Mount Oswald, a region governed by the rivalry of two colleges— South College and John Snow College. But when Snowmeo, a bold student from John Snow, falls for Julinest, a bright Southie, the bitter feud between their institutions threatens to tear them apart.

Jesus Christ Superstar
Society has collapsed. Freedom is shackled. A rebellion has been formed. Jesus leads the charge, but has he gone too far?
The stakes are high, the emotions even higher and betrayal lurks around every corner. It's the ultimate rock musical, the ultimate anarchy, told from the eyes of the traitor who thought he was only ever doing good.