Communications, Drama and Film – Practice Blog
Celebrating the breadth and variety of practical work in the department
Communications, Drama and Film – Practice Blog
Celebrating the breadth and variety of practical work in the department
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 […]
Intermedial Performance Practice is a seminar module, which explores the close interrelationship of live performance with other forms of media – from film projections on stage to the use of motion capture, from experimentations with sound to the influence of video games on immersive theatre, from NT Live broadcasts to Zoom shows. In addition to […]
On this practical 2nd level module, students are set an assignment to create an outdoor performance which enhances environmental awareness and facilitates human-nature connectedness.