An essay by Dr Roanna Mitchell, Lecturer in Drama and Theatre in the School of Arts, has recently been made free to access by publisher … Read more
Category: Drama and Theatre
Olly Double publishes new book on Alternative Comedy
Dr Olly Double, Reader in Drama, has just published a new book entitled Alternative Comedy: 1979 and the Reinvention of British Stand-Up (Bloomsbury, 2020). In … Read more
Nicola Shaughnessy commended by the AHRC
Nicola Shaughnessy, Professor of Performance in the Department of Drama and Theatre, has been commended by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for her … Read more
Olly Double interviewed for UDC’s Higher Education Today
Dr Olly Double, Reader in Drama, has been interviewed for the April edition of Higher Education Today. Higher Education Today is a US television talk … Read more
Moving Memory shortlisted for Smart Ageing Prize 2020
Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company, created by Sian Stevenson, Senior Tutor and Lecturer in Drama and Theatre in the School of Arts, has been selected as one … Read more
Olly Double on laughter in the time of Coronavirus
Dr Olly Double, Reader in Drama, has written about why we still need laughter in the time of the Coronavirus pandemic. In the piece, published … Read more
Funny Rabbit goes online
The next Funny Rabbit, Kent’s monthly comedy club, is to be moved online due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The show will be live-streamed on Friday … Read more
Olly Double features on Mrs Barbara Nice’s podcast
Dr Olly Double, Reader in Drama, has been interviewed for The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast on Brum Radio, in an edition dated 31 … Read more
Graduate Theatre Company curates e-exhibition
GOLKK Theatre, one of the Graduate Theatre Companies sponsored by the School of Arts, is organising an e-exhibition, entitled quARTine, to share art created by … Read more
Performances you can watch from home
As we’ll all be spending a lot more time at home over coming weeks, and not be able to go out to theatres and comedy … Read more