‘Pour yourself a cup of ambition’ and book your tickets, as DULOG meets Dolly Parton in this hilarious and heart-warming tale of friendship, female empowerment and fighting for what’s right!

Based on the classic comedy film from 1980, ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ follows a trio of hard-working women and firm friends who, fed up with slaving away for their sexist, self-absorbed boss, plan to put him through a little office payback… With its cast of witty and wise-cracking characters, spunkily subversive message of standing up against The Man, and a pitch-perfect country-pop score by the iconic Dolly Parton, DULOG kickstarts its 75th anniversary year in style with this fun and feisty musical – ‘enough to drive you crazy if you let it!’

Content Warnings: Sexual harassment / Sexual content and innuendo / Strong language

£8.50 Standard

£7.50 Concessions

£7 Durham Student Theatre Members

This production takes place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 N Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET.

This performance begins at 7.30pm (2.30pm on the matinee), and doors open 30 minutes before the performance begins.

Suffragette Theatre Company presents How Love Is Spelt by Chloe Moss, a fresh, funny and playful tale of growing up and finding yourself in the city.

Peta is new in town and ready for whatever London has to throw at her. She's looking for romance, for friendship, for exciting people to lead her on big adventures. But being an independent woman in the new millennium isn't easy, especially when there's a constant reminder of the life you're trying to escape.

With each new encounter, Peta flirts with what might have been, but has the journey to London put enough distance between her and her past?

Content Warnings: Sexual assault / Scenes of a sexual nature / Mentions of abortion

£6 Standard

£5 Concession / Durham Student Theatre Members

Durham Opera Ensemble presents a spectacular evening of opera’s finest arias, duets and choruses spanning Mozart to Gilbert and Sullivan.

Enjoy an evening of drama, passion and timeless music as Durham Opera Ensemble proudly presents A Night at the Opera. Bringing to life some of opera’s most beloved arias, duets and choruses spanning Mozart to Gilbert and Sullivan, this promises to be a spectacular celebration of both the genre and Durham’s exceptional vocal talent.

Perfect for both newcomers and opera lovers alike, A Night at the Opera is not to be missed!

This performance takes place at the Concert Room, Durham University Music Department, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RL

£10 Standard

£8 Concessions

£7 Durham Student Theatre Members

This performance will begin at 7.30pm and last 60 minutes. Doors will open 15 minutes before start time.

FHTC is excited to announce ‘Myths and Legends: The Intercollegiate Showcase’!

The intercollegiate showcase is back for its second year, raising money for Children of the North East. This year with the enchanting theme of myths and legends, each college theatre company displays its niche while celebrating a shared love of theatre. From Camelot to Hadestown, this showcase has it all, perfect for everyone.

The showcase celebrates college theatre and creates an accessible opportunity for performers and crew members to work in the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre.

£5 Standard

£4.50 Concession

£4.50 Durham Student Theatre Members

This event takes place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 N Bailey, DH1 3ET.

Doors will open at 7pm for a performance start time of 7.30pm. The show will last approximately 2 hours, with a 15 minute interval.

DUCT's Classical Acting Showcase is back for 2024!

Come along to see some of Durham's hottest classical acting talent take on a variety of classical monologues and duologues in a lighthearted competition for one night only!

Warnings: Death / Suicide

£7.50 Standard

£7 Concession

£6.50 Durham Student Theatre

This event is taking place at the Birley Room, Hatfield, North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3RQ.

The perofrmance will start at 7:30pm and last until approximately 9:30pm. Doors will open half an hour before performances begin.

FOURTH WALL Theatre Company presents its Michaelmas Term show Sex Cells by Anna Longaretti.

In a busy call centre, the four female employees of Aphrodite, a sex toy manufacturer, take telephone orders for Teasey Maids, Titivators and rotating pearl g-strings. Sex Cells is a very funny, poignant play about motherhood, friendship, love and loss.

Fourthwall theatre company presents Sex Cells by Anna Longaretti, a new and provacative show following the lives of four women and their boss.

A dramatic comedy about motherhood considering longing, birth, death, love, relationships, despair and fear of intimacy. Focused in a call centre, four female employees of Mr Causeway, the boss in the busy sex toy manufacturer, take telephone orders for sex toys. Teasey Maids, Titivators and rotating pearl g-strings - they have it all!

Performing for one night only in Holy GrAle on the 26th November.

Content Warning: Discussions of abortion

£6 Standard

£5 Concession / Durham Student Theatre Members

This production takes place at the Holy GrAle, 57 Crossgate, St Margarets Garth, Durham DH1 4PR.

The performance will start at 7.30pm, and doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the performance.

This adaptation of 1984 reimagines Winston Smith's reconstruction, where he is forced to re-enact key moments of his life and his 'thoughtcrimes' with the help of others convicted.

The show reimagines sex and romantic relationships through a dystopian lens, using the relationship between Julia and Winston as its focal point (especially in act one). The script uses a lot of Orwell's original dialogue and so in many ways remains true to the novel, whilst incorporating this new metatheatrical twist.

£7 Standard    

£6 Concession

£5.50 Durham Student Theatre Members

This event takes place at Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre

Doors will open at 7pm, the Performance will start at 7.30pm and will last about 130 minutes, including a 15-minute interval

Content Warnings: Haze, Strobe Lighting, Suicide, Death, Torture, Violence, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Political Oppression, Surveillance

Sondheim's cult classic 'Merrily We Roll Along' traces the life of wealthy, jaded composer Franklin Shepard and his two estranged friends through each milestone of their lives – in reverse!

Woodplayers are delighted to present our Michaelmas musical, ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ by the legendary Stephen Sondheim.

'Merrily We Roll Along' begins in 1976 and moves backwards, tracing the rise to stardom of successful yet cynical composer Franklin Shepard, alongside his two estranged friends. The musical follows each milestone of their personal and professional lives in reverse, ending with a touch of rueful irony, as the friends at the start of their careers face a bright future: young, talented and enthusiastic about the world waiting to be conquered. A revered musical classic, this production is not to be missed...

Content Warnings: Alcoholism / violence

£8 Standard

£7 Concession

£6.50 Durham Student Theatre Members

This production takes place at the Mark Hillery Arts Centre, Collingwood College, Durham DH1 3LT.

Performances begin at 7:30pm (2.30pm for the matinee), and the doors will open 30 minutes before the performance. The show will last 150 minutes including a 15 minute interval.