The Hope that Kills You, Oranges and Lemons and Mythweaver were all performed at Mount Oswald Hub on Wednesday 17th February 2026, as part of the Durham Drama Festival. Image: DDF 2026 via ...

Emotional immersion.” Stage Editor Alex Roy is wowed by Gabriella Whittley’s ‘Infestation’ from Collingwood’s DDF programme.

Written and Co-Directed by Milly Lovering, the audience follows the Ainsley Theatre Company as they attempt to stage The Importance of Being Earnest. However, creative differences quickly surface: ...

After two productions steeped in psychological darkness, Ruby Huynh’s Poetry Club arrived in contrast. Written by Huynh, co-directed with Maia Harris Lindop and produced by Eve Fidler, this was ...

Part of Me sits comfortably within that lineage, offering a conceptually bold and emotionally resonant piece of theatre. The play follows teenager Jamie (Layla Rodrigues), whose outward circumstances ...

Across Collingwood Arts Centre, the Assembly Rooms and Mount Oswald Hub, DDF transforms Durham into a hive of theatrical ongoings. The premise, for those yet to experience it, is simple: each venue ...

Their comments raise a broader concern about whether modern sport is crossing an ethical line. While elite athletes accept visibility as part of their profession, their unified complaints expose a ...

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