Roots x ACS are proud to present an evening commemorating and honouring our cultures, featuring a variety of performances from monologues to musical numbers, celebrating Black Heritage from across the diaspora.

Roots Theatre Company and Durham University’s African Caribbean Society are pleased to present The Black History Month Showcase.

We welcome you to a vibrant evening offering a spectacular culmination of selected monologues, poems and musical numbers that represent each student’s heritage. Honouring and promoting the vital contributions of Black culture in shaping British society throughout history. We invite all to share, celebrate and understand the impact of black heritage and culture.

£6 Standard

£5 Concession

£4 Performing Arts Members

This performance will take place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 N Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET.

The performance will begin at 7.30pm and last for approximately 2 hours with interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start time.

A chilled evening of jazz standards, from the niche to the classic, presented by some of DU Jazz Soc’s finest members.

Experience a night of jazz standards played at the highest level, featuring a stellar band comprising a horn section of Sam Armstrong (trumpet) and Annie Sullivan-Qosja (alto saxophone) alongside a rhythm section of Tommy Rothwell (piano), Dylan Land (bass) and Dan Hume (drums). An Evening of Standards is a gig for anybody and everybody, whether you’ve never listened to jazz before and would like to, know what mouthpiece Art Farmer used on ‘From Sweden With Love’ or have just listened to ‘Kind of Blue’ a few times!

£7 Standard

£5 Performing Arts Members

This event will take place at the Music Department on Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RL.

The event will begin at 5.30pm and last for approximately 2 hours. Doors will open 30 minutes before the show begins.