In category: Drama

At the start of December several Film and Drama students went to the Ardelion Awards Gala, based in Austria, to celebrate their film My Therapy. Director Luca Helden and his crew shot My Therapy as part of the T3 Festival which took place in term 3 of the 2024/2025 academic year.  The premise of the film follows a therapist […]

The students in DRA2109 Ensemble Acting: Co-Creation have just finished their final ensemble performances. Across Week 10 of term, we were treated to a fringe festival of six original performances, ranging across a diverse array of genres. Congratulations to all the students for their vivid and dynamic visions, their ownership, dedication and professionalism. This module […]

Our MA Theatre Practice students and alumni have been wonderfully busy and creative this summer, making exceptional performances as creative professionals! Here is some of their news: 1. Menghan Chen, Yirui Fu and Jia Zhuang (MATP 2024-2025) presented their devised piece The First Ripple as part of Exeter Phoenix’s May Scratch Night. As an outcome […]

We celebrated the launch of five new Drama books for 2025 on 28th May 2025, in-person and online. This array of new publications showcases Drama’s work across all forms of contemporary performance, richly informed by attention to resonant international, political and interdisciplinary histories. The authors each introduced their books on orchestral ensembles; the work of […]

Our MA Theatre Practice students recently compeleted their annual residency at the Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London. The MA Theatre Practice at Exeter has a long-standing relationship with the theatre, and every year, during Term 3, our students take up a week-long residency in their premises. During this intensive week, they undertake workshops, rehearsals and […]

That’s a wrap on our masterclass with film director and producer Don Boyd. We had a full screening room yesterday afternoon for 7 short films made in less than 72 hours. Poignant, humorous, inventive and utterly representative of the collaborative and creative ethos of our Department. We’ve been refining this annual masterclass for four years. […]

On the 1st April the Department welcomed 30 Year 12 Exeter Scholars to Thornlea for the afternoon. As part of the University of Exeter’s Widening Participation programmes, Exeter Scholars is for students year 10 to year 13 giving them a taste of University life and an insight into Exeter’s faculties and departments.   After registering in […]

Thanks to our 3rd year Drama students, who have created 8 brand new pieces of theatre, for new audiences, in new spaces. This culminating module has an outward- and future-facing function, and can be a stepping stone to forming theatre companies. Thanks to our tech team who transported furniture, props, costumes, sound systems and lighting […]

In partnership with industry arts organisations Exeter Northcott Theatre and Doorstep Arts, we co-hosted the Devising Discovery Platform event on Saturday 15 February 2025. This programme is a partnership between Doorstep Arts, Exeter Northcott, the University of Exeter Widening Participation programme, and the DRA2026 Applied Theatre course at the University of Exeter Drama Department. At […]

Drama academic Tony Lidington is giving his candle-lit reading of ‘A Christmas Carol’ as Charles Dickens again this year. The readings are in Teignmouth at St Michael’s Church on Saturday 21st December and Dawlish at The Strand Centre on Monday 23rd December.Both are free, atmospheric, Yuletide events for all the family – all donations are distributed […]