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

For one night only, Durham University Poetry Society and University of Leeds Spoken Word Society present Slam of the North, bringing together the best performance poets from five northern universities to compete in a spectacular celebration of poetry and spoken word.

£7 Standard

£5 Concession

The performance will start at 7.30pm, and doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the performance. There will be a 10 minute interval

''Find your grail' with Oswald's Players' final (and biggest) show of the year - this Tony-winning adaptation of the hilarious Monty Python classic!

'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...

£7 Standard

£6.50 Concession

£6 Durham Student Theatre Members / South College JCR Members

This production is taking place at Mount Oswald Hub, The Drive, Durham, DH1 3FP.

The performances will begin at 7pm and last 140 minutes with a short interval.

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.

''Hay Fever' is a sparkling comedy of manners that invites audiences into the chaotic country home of the unconventional Bliss family. Retired actress Judith, her novelist husband David, and their high-spirited children, Simon and Sorel, each unknowingly invite a guest for the weekend - only to subject them to a whirlwind of emotional outbursts, theatrical tantrums, and bewildering social games. As the bemused visitors struggle to keep up with the family's eccentricities, misunderstandings and melodrama escalate, leaving them desperate to escape. Noël Coward’s razor-sharp wit and timeless humour make Hay Fever a delightful exploration of self-absorption, absurdity, and the art of performance.

£7.50 Standard

£7 Concession

£6.50 Durham Student Theatre Members

This play is taking place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 N Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET.

The performance will begin at 7.30pm and last approximately 120 minutes with short interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the play begins.

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...

It is impossible for Alison and Mike Cooper to find a new home, until Alison gets a call that she has inherited Button House from a distant relative. It seems as though their luck has turned around – but little do they know the house is haunted by nine ghosts from across the ages. After a rather unfortunate incident, Alison develops the ability to see and hear the ghosts, and the chaos of this found-family 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!

All profits from this show will be donated to charity.

£7.50 Standard

£6.50 Concession

£6 Durham Student Theatre Members

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

The show lasts 135 minutes with a short interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the show.

Join Durham University Orchestral Society for a programme of favourites from the classical world in Elvet Methodist Church.

Full of dazzling passages, lyrical melodies and witty conversations between the soloist and orchestra, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor is the pinnacle of the composer’s oeuvre. With Joshua Evett as the soloist, look forward to half an hour of classical poise and romantic tenderness.

Prokofiev’s ‘Classical’ Symphony No. 1 is, in the composer’s own words, a symphony as Mozart or Haydn might have written if they were born in the 20th Century. Including mischief, surprises and musical fireworks, this masterpiece contains the simplicity of the classical period paired with Prokofiev’s contemporary originality.

Also featured is Wagner’s poetic and beautiful love-letter, the Siegfried Idyll, and Tony Finno’s orchestration of the only surviving movement of Debussy’s B minor Symphony - an early premonition of the genius to come.

£14 Standard

£12 Concession

£10 Durham Student Music Members

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

Following their successful Comedyfest in the Gala Theatre last term and performances around the country, The Durham Revue return with 100% new material for one night only! We're super excited to welcome our fantastically funny friends from Bristol and Manchester for the first time ever to bring you an unmissable evening of raucous laughs, cutting-edge sketches and comedy for everyone! With alumni including Nish Kumar, Jamie Demetriou, Charlotte Ritchie, Ed Gamble and more, these award-winning groups are not to be missed!

£7 Standard

£6.50 Concession (inc Durham Student Theatre Members)

This performance is taking place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET.

The performance will begin at 7.30pm and last until 9.30pm with a short interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the show starts.

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.

Castle Theatre Company is one of the oldest performing arts groups at Durham University, and for over four decades have taken an annual summer Shakespeare tour around the south of England and the USA, performing classic comedies on the lawns of stately homes, gardens, and abbeys. 2024’s touring production of 'As You Like It' was performed to sold-out audiences around the south of England.

After the shipwreck, Viola is separated from her twin brother, Sebastian. Disguised as a man, named Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino, who already loves Lady Olivia. However, Olivia falls for Cesario, unaware that she is Viola, while Viola secretly loves Orsino. Meanwhile, Sebastian, who survived the shipwreck, arrives, leading to Olivia marrying him, thinking he is Cesario. As the confusion unravels, Viola's identity is revealed, and Orsino realizes his love for her  .  

£7 Standard

£6.50 Concession

£6 Durham Student Theatre Members

£5.50 University College JCR Members

This performance will take place in the Master’s Garden at Durham Castle, DH1 3RW.

The performances will begin at 2.30pm and last until 5pm with a short interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the show.

‘Let’s do the Time Warp again’ as DULOG presents the ultra-camp cult classic sci-fi satire and celebration of self-expression: 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! Featuring an unforgettable cast of characters, set to an iconic rock’n’roll score and with plenty of surprises in store, DULOG invites you to ‘give yourself over to absolute pleasure’ for ninety minutes of gender- and genre-bending entertainment!

Content warnings: Sexual content and themes / Profanity and crude humour / Violence / Drug use / Audience participation

£8.50 Standard

£7.50 Concessions

£7 Durham Student Theatre Members

This performance is taking place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET.

The performances begin at 5.30pm, 7.30pm or 9pm and last about 105 minutes with a short interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the performances. Check individual dates below for further information.

Join Durham University Chamber Choir for Under the Greenwood Tree, a lyrical journey through British poetry and music, exploring Shakespeare, love, memory, and the natural world.

With almost every piece rooted in British poetry or composition, this concert celebrates British artists and the enduring influence of Shakespeare. The program weaves together choral settings from Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Sonnet 18, alongside works by Elgar, Finzi, Mealor, and Rebecca Dale.

Exploring themes of love and memory, the concert moves from the mournful strains of Drop, Drop, Slow Tears to the nostalgic beauty of Only in Sleep.

The imagery of the rose intertwines throughout, from the tender simplicity of A Spotless Rose to the dark warning of The Sick Rose, where love is tainted by selfishness. Pickard’s Three Latin Motets provide a moment of contemplation, while Set Me as a Seal and Deep in My Soul reflect on love’s enduring presence.

£10 Standard

£7 Concessions

£5 Durham Student Music Members

This concert takes place at Elvet Methodist Church, DH1 3HL.

The concert will begin at 7.30pm and last until approximately 9pm with a short inteval. Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the concert.

Come celebrate a fantastic year of music-making with Foot Notes A Cappella's final concert of the year in Durham, showcasing Foot Notes favourites old and new!

With repertoire ranging from pop classics such as Billy Joel's 'And So It Goes' and Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Landslide’, to folk tunes such as ‘Shenandoah’, alongside a more classical selection featuring Ivo Antognini’s ‘Lux Aeterna’ and John Taverner’s ‘Mother of God Here I Stand’; Foot Notes deliver an eclectic mix of a cappella with something for everyone. The set also showcases original compositions and arrangements by Foot Notes’s very own, Charlotte Dixon and Lulu McDonald. Located in the intimate setting of St Chad's Chapel, it promises to be a magical evening.

£5 Standard

£4 Concessions

£3 Durham Student Music Members

This event takes place at the Chapel of St Chad's College, 18 North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3RH.

The event begins at 7.30pm and lasts approximately 1 hour. Doors open 30 minutes before the concert begins.

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.

Hansard is an intimate drama about a troubled marriage set against the backdrop of Section 28, which banned the “promotion” of homosexuality. The play takes place in the Cotswolds, where Tory cabinet member Robin Hesketh and his disillusioned, left-wing wife Diana live. After Robin returns from a TV debate, Diana confronts him over his political views, criticising the Tories' stance on homosexuality. What starts as light teasing quickly turns into a brutal conflict, exploring the emotional disconnect between the characters and the clash of political ideologies.

Content Warnings: Suicide / homophobia

£7 Standard

£6.50 Concession

£6 Durham Student Theatre Members

This performance is taking place at the Mark Hillery Arts Centre, Collingwood College.

This performance will begin at 7.30pm and last until approximately 9pm. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the show.

Join the Chapel Choirs of Durham University as they come together in Durham School Chapel for a summer evening of beautiful and uplifting choral music, raising money in support of local mental health charity RTMinds.

'The Chapel Choirs of Durham University, in collaboration with Durham Student Music, will be performing a programme of beautiful choral music on Saturday 21 June in the atmospheric acoustics of Durham School's Chapel.

The uplifting and celebratory programme will feature six of the University's Chapel Choirs, with each choir showcasing their unique blend of voices and characters with some of their most exciting repertoire from across the year. The evening will culminate with the massed choirs collaborating to perform timeless and beloved choral classics, including Hubert Parry's sensational "I Was Glad", bringing together 80 voices and filling the chapel with joyous harmony.

This concert is not one to miss, not least because of the fantastic cause it is for - the choirs are thrilled to be singing in support of RTMinds, a mental health charity based in Gilesgate which works to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people in County Durham through engagement in creative activities.

Join us for this unmissable occasion to celebrate an excellent year of choral music-making.

£8 Standard

£5 Concession

£3 Durham Student Music Member

This event takes place at Durham School Chapel, Quarryheads Ln, Durham DH1 4SZ.

The event begins at 7.30pm and will last approximately 90 minutes with a short interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the performance.