Kate, a strong willed woman, rejects societal expectations. When her sister is wooed by three men of varying suitability, Kate must marry Petruchio, a controlling man set on changing her.

FHTC brings a refreshing new take on one of Shakespeare’s most incontrovertible classics! Taming of the Shrew is a sharp comedy examining marriage, family, and power dynamics between genders, with Foot of the Hill bringing a modern twist that asks audiences to consider how far we have come from the seventeenth century world Shakespeare inhabited, and how far we have yet to go.

£8 Standard

£7 Concession

£6 Performing Arts Members

This performance will take place at St Mary's College Cloisters, St Mary's College, Elvet Hill Rd, Durham, DH1 3LR.

The performances will begin at 6.30pm and run for approximately 3 hours with interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the performance begins.

Durham University Concert Band are proud to present ‘Sunsets and Sunrises’, a summer concert celebrating the passing of seasons!

Join Durham University Concert Band in saying goodbye to our beloved Timothy Tsang and Oscar Bovenizer, and hello to our new conductors - Tomos Haine and Cassidy Plautz - in an exciting and diverse end of term concert. ‘Sunsets and Sunrises’ will feature a varied programme of traditional concert band marches, pop songs, film music and more - from Sousa’s ‘Stars and Stripes forever’ and Coates’ ‘The Dam Buster’s March’, to ‘Super Mario Bros’ and themes from ‘La La Land’. Set in the beautiful Elvet Methodist Church, we’ll be celebrating the start of summer in style!

£8 Standard

£7 Concession

£6 Performing Arts Members

This concert is taking place at Elvet Methodist Church, Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HL.

The concert will begin at 7pm and run until 9pm with a short interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the concert.

The Tony, Grammy and Oliver award winning hit musical Dear Evan Hansen comes to Durham! Follow high schooler Evan Hansen on a deeply moving story as he becomes entangled in a misunderstanding after his classmate Connor is found with a letter addressed “Dear Evan Hansen” after taking his own life.

Dear Evan Hansen is a musical which follows Evan Hansen, an anxious high school student who feels entirely invisible to his peers and is tasked by his therapist to write letters to himself. After a series of misunderstandings involving his letter and signed cast, Evan is mistaken for a close friend of Connor Murphy, a student who commits suicide, and is sucked into Connor’s family life and the lie of their friendship. Evan is plagued with visions of Connor and enlists the help of his classmates to create ‘The Connor Project’ in his honour, which catapults Evan into popularity.

Content warnings: Suicide, self-harm, death.

£10 Standard

£9 Concession

£7 Performing Arts Members

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

Shows begin at 7.30pm (or 2.30pm) and runs for approximately 2 hours with interval. Doors open 30 minutes before the show begins.

Step into Enchanted Realms for an evening of myth, magic and orchestral colour. DUOS Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Zac Smith, presents a season finale filled with wonder, escapism and a sparkling, high-spirited conclusion.

Step into Enchanted Realms with DUOS Chamber Orchestra and conductor Zac Smith. Schubert’s Entr’acte from Rosamunde Act 1 sets the scene with glowing lyricism, before Luciano Berio’s Rendering reimagines sketches from Schubert’s unfinished Tenth Symphony in a haunting, dreamlike tapestry.

Ravel’s Mother Goose invites listeners into a magical fairytale world of Sleeping Beauty and enchanted gardens.

The concert concludes with Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld Overture, which bursts with wit and effervescent energy, culminating in the famous Can-Can. This enchanting programme blends romance, fantasy and theatrical sparkle in an evening of colour, storytelling and joyful orchestral brilliance.

£13 Standard

£11 Concesssion

£9 Performing Arts Members

This performance takes place on Elvet Methodist Church, 8 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HL.

The performance begins at 7.30pm and lasts for approximately 90 minutes with a short interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the performance begins.

This showcase celebrates Durham Student Theatre’s graduating year. Led entirely by final year students, the performance promises an exciting evening packed with monologues and musical numbers.

The Finalists Showcase serves as a spectacular culmination of three years of dedication to Durham Student Theatre. This unique production is entirely led by final year students from cast to creative and production teams, as an opportunity for them to take their final bow.

The showcase features a curated selection of emotive monologues and powerful musical theatre numbers showcasing the top talent of Durham Student Theatre for the final time. This showcase is more than just a performance, it is a professional level debut for the next generation of creatives, celebrating their growth before they transition from the university stage to the professional spotlight.

£12 Standard

£11 Concession

£10 Performing Arts Members

This performance takes 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 2 hours with interval.