Durham Drama Festival is back for 2026 with a week-long celebration of the best new plays and musicals from across the University scene.
In the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, we are welcoming three new productions:
19 Hour Dog Fight
'19 Hour Dog Fight' covers one day: open to close at an all day, all night pool and snooker bar, bartended by Felicity, and containing four regulars; Jerome, Silas, Harry, and Liam. The story revolves around Harry and Liam's psycho-sexual relationship, and works into themes of masculinity, mortality, purpose, and ego as they explore themselves and each other, leading to confrontations with Jerome and Silas (the older regulars), manic-depressive breakdowns, love, frenzy and tragedy as the sun rises.
The Dangers of Being Earnest
The Ainsely Theatre company is an amateur university theatre company, whose two directors - Frankie and Karly, have elected to put on the importance of being Earnest. Unfortunately, with miscommunications, feuds and a general lack of organization, their production goes from amateur to awful.
To Capture the Wildlife - MUSICAL
A boy grieving the loss of his mother meets an unusual girl each week in a graveyard. Navigating the pains of life and death, they find comfort in one another, but can their strange, transient friendship survive this tumultuous time?
£10 Standard
£9 Concession
£8 Performing Arts Members
This show is taking place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 N Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET.
The performances will last approximately 3 hours total (approx 50 minutes per play, with an interval after each performance).
