Join Oswald’s Players as we journey through a thrilling set of song and dance inspired by the cast’s dream roles! From SIX to Hadestown, Wicked to Waitress, and everything in between, there is something for everyone in this show dedicated to the love of musical theatre.

Oswald's Players annual showcase returns, celebrating the incredible talent of South College and Durham University. This year's theme is "What Dreams Are Made Of", featuring performances inspired by our performers' favourite roles and moments from musical theatre.

Expect a wide range of acts, from stunning vocal performances to fantastic dance routines. Come along for a brilliant night celebrating musical theatre!

Please note this performance contains strobe lighting.

£5 Standard

£4.50 Concession

£4 Performing Arts Members

£4 South College JCR Members

This event takes place at the Mount Oswald Hub, The Drive, Mount Oswald, Durham, Dh1 3LD.

The event begins at 7pm and lasts for approximately 2 hours with a short interval. Doors open 30 minutes before the performance begins.

Bailey Theatre Company presents ‘An Evening for the Earth’ - an interdisciplinary showcase with John’s Music Society and special guest performances, celebrating the natural world in support Durham Wildlife Trust.

Bailey Theatre Company presents ‘An Evening for the Earth’, an interdisciplinary charity showcase, with all proceeds in support of Durham Wildlife Trust. Featuring special guest performances and a collaboration with John’s Music Society, an exciting programme brings together music, theatre, poetry, and spoken word to explore climate change, environmental loss, and humanity’s place within the natural world. Balancing urgency with optimism, the evening takes audiences on a carefully curated journey that reflects on ecological responsibility while celebrating creativity, resilience, and collective action. For one night only, we invite audiences to engage thoughtfully with the planet’s past, present, and future.

£9 Standard

£8 Concession

£7 Performing Arts Members

This event is taking place at Leech Hall, St John's College, 3 South Bailey, Durham DH1 3RJ.

The event will begin at 7.30pm and last for approximately 2 hours with a short interval.

Inspired by the iconic Stephen King novel and its 1976 film adaptation, CARRIE: THE MUSICAL tells the tale of awkward teenager Carrie White navigating the difficulties of high school and her relationship with her religiously fanatic mother. When Carrie is humiliated at prom, she unleashes her telekinetic powers in vengeance that will throw her life into chaos.

£10 Standard

£9 Concession

£8 Performing Arts Members

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

The performances begin at 7.30pm and last for 2 hours with an interval. Doors open 30 minutes before the performance begins.

Summer 1916. Edward's shoulder injury sends him home to fiancee Eleanor for convalescence, where he becomes unnerved not only by shell-shock, but also his feelings towards the estate's new farmhand.

Summer 1916. Edward returns home from France with a shrapnel injury to his shoulder and is welcomed by his devoted fiancée, Eleanor. Yet the peaceful convalescence he longs for is unsettled not only by shell-shock, but also a new presence on the estate - one that awakens emotions he thought he buried in the trenches. ‘Lavender’ explores themes of trauma, acceptance, and navigating the balance between duty and desire.

£5 Standard

£4.50 Concession

£4 Performing Arts Member

This event is taking place at the Dowrick Suite, Trevelyan College, Elvet Hill Rd, Durham, DH1 3LN.

Performances begin at 7.30pm and last for approximately an hour without interval. Doors open 30 minutes before the performance begins.

Based on the animated movie from 20th Century Fox, Anastasia is a dive into one of history’s biggest unanswered questions: what happened to Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov?

Foot of the Hill theatre company is proud to present Anastasia, the both heart-warming and heart wrenching tale of an amnesiac orphan attempting to navigate her way out of the Bolshevik Regime in Russia. Joining her on her Journey to the past are the dashing conman Dmitry and the charming ex-aristocrat Vlad Popov. The group make their way to Paris where they believe the key to Anya's past may lie - blending fact with fiction how can Anya ever know the past she only sees in her dreams?

£8 Standard

£5.50 Concession

£5 Performing Arts Members

This performance takes place at St Mary's College Elvet Hill Road Durham DH1 3LR.

Performances begin at 7.30pm and run until approximately 10.15pm with an interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the performances begin.