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Liverpool University Drama
Society
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Welcome to the online home of the Liverpool University Drama Society, the current Performing Arts Society of the Year, and winner of Guild Event of the Year (Halloween Ghost Tour 2007) and Society of the Year 2006/07.
Our last event, the HALLOWEEN GHOST TOUR on Thursday 30th October '08 was a great success and completely sold out! Please go to the 'Projects' page for the details of any upcoming events...
The society aims to produce 8 full scale productions each academic year, as well as taking a production up to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. On top of this we run free drama workshops every Tuesday in the McAusland Lounge 7pm – 9pm. The ethos of this student-run society is to produce professional productions, work in a fun environment and involve as many students as possible.
This year there will be more chances than ever to get involved in different capacities within the society. Alongside the workshops and the 4 productions that will be running in the first term, we are offering members the chance to produce Shoestring projects, as well as staging our second annual Halloween Ghost Tours. We’re also looking at ways to join in the Capital of Culture ’08 celebrations.
We feel we cater for all students with a complete range of experience, from National Youth Theatre members to students who have never acted before joining the society. Some of our members have gone on to pursue drama after leaving university, with previous members going on to drama schools such as Guildhall and Mountview. Furthermore, our alumni include Patricia Routledge (Keeping Up Appearances) and BAFTA-Award winning Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House). However, the society is not just for those who wish to pursue a career in drama with many of our members going on to a wide range of careers such as doctors, barristers, and clinical psychologists.
Last academic year was highly successful for us, bringing in our biggest ever audiences on record with our productions of: Claxons, Trumpets & Raspberries; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Crime & Punishment; The Tragical History of Dr Faustus; How Love Is Spelt; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Blasted; Wind In The Willows and Port. Followed by a critically acclaimed production of Moonlight at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008, the reviews of which are in our Media section. On top of this, we involved even more students than the previous year, in a variety of roles, from plain old acting, to marketing, to backstage work. We offered members a free workshop with the director of Shiverpool Ghost Tours and our weekly workshops got up and running. This has provided us with an excellent starting point for 2008-09 and we look forward to meeting all of the new faces who will help push this society forwards.
To join the society for this year, sign up at the BASE or now you can sign-up ONLINE! Just go to http://www.lgos.org/membership fill in your basic details, follow the instructions, and then scroll down and tick Drama Society. Membership costs just £5, and will allow you to take part in the society's activities, and getting you discount off the shows.
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We are holding an informal Welcome Meeting on Tuesday 30th September at 6:45pm in the McAusland Lounge in the Guild. This will give new and exisiting members a chance to hear what we have planned for the coming year, including information about auditions and backstage meetings for this term's four main productions. We will also be introducing smaller projects such as workshops, the Halloween Ghost Tour, Sticky Floor Improv and Shoestring productions.
If you are currently living in/near Carnatic or Greenbank Halls of Residence, you can meet us at the earlier time of 6PM at the Carnatic bus stop or the D&R Reception. This will be a good opportunity to meet people before the meeting, and if you are unsure as to where the McAusland Lounge is, we can guide you there.
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Information about how to audition for this term's productions can now be found in the 'Auditions & Proposals' section.
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Come and visit us at the Freshers' Fair on Sunday 28th September for a chance to meet our committee and directors, and find out more about the society, upcoming events and how to join us.
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Reviews of our production of 'Moonlight' at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival can now be found in the 'Media' section.
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See the PRODUCTIONS section for more details on each play.
The Asylum Monologues a charity production in collaboration with STAR (Student Action for Refugees) on 12th-13th February 2008 in the Mandela Bar
How Love is Spelt by Chloe Moss and directed by Sarah Ford on 26th-28th February 2008 in the JEB
The Picture of Dorian Gray by John Osborne, Adapted from the novel by Oscar Wilde and directed by Will Whitehouse on 5th-7th March 2008 starting at 6pm in the Stanley Theatre
Blasted by Sarah Kane and directed by Owen Scrivens on 5th-8th March 2008 starting at 8.45pm in the JEB
Wind in the Willows by Alan Bennett, Adapted from the novel by Kenneth Grahame and directed by Nick Howard on 11th-14th March 2008 in the Stanley Theatre
Port by Simons Stephens and directed by Haydn Williams on 23rd-25th April 2008 in the JEB
The 24 Hour Play devised by the company and performed within 24 hours of its conception, directed by Jonny Ashton on 23rd May 2008 in the Stanley Theatre.
Tickets:
£3 - Drama Society Members
£4 - Concessions/Students
£6 - Others
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Clacson, Trombette e Pernacchi (Claxons, Trumpets and Raspberries) by Dario Fo and directed by Matthew Exley on 14th-16th November in the J.E.B
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare and directed by Nia L. Johnston on 21st-23rd November in the Stanley Theatre
Crime and Punishment Adapted from the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and directed by Sarah K. Ritchie on 28th November - 1st December in the J.E.B
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe and directed by Robert P.J. Kilcoyne on 5th-7th December in the Stanley Theatre
Tickets:
£3 - Drama Society Members
£4 - Concessions/Students
£6 - Others
You can buy tickets from the BASE in the Guild or on the door, however, numbers are limited.
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The reviews for the Society's highly succesful production of 'Threads' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, are now up in the Media section.
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