19:30, Thu 6th – Sat 8th March 2025 at Howard Theatre, Downing College
Lent Week 6
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Gulp and Nonsuch (Thurs): N/A
Giving Out (Thurs): Reference to death and terminal illness, reference to drugs, use of archaic homophobic language
Dry Land (Fri): Alcoholism, addiction, substance abuse
Threads (Fri): Abusive relationships, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, allusions to violence
The Lost Pubs of Tewkesbury (Fri): Alcohol, physical violence
The Mark of the Carol (Sat): N/A;
Bathwater (Sat): Implied child sexual abuse
Engaged (Sat): Reference to panic attack, depiction of vomiting
The annual Festival of New Writing, established in 2014 and now a central and prestigious feature of the Cambridge drama scene, returns in Lent 2024 to showcase the best of the writing talent the student body has to offer.
Students of all disciplines and from all over Cambridge submit one-act plays to be read and assessed over the Christmas holidays. A select few are chosen to be staged over the three nights of the Festival, directed and performed by students. At the end of each evening, the playwrights are invited to join a panel of top theatre practitioners to discuss their work-in-progress and take questions from the audience. Everyone plays a part!
The Festival provides students with the opportunity to engage with industry professionals, a unique learning experience, as well as bringing a wonderful theatrical spectacle to the Howard stage. DDS is proud of the fact that many FoNW alumni have gone on to forge successful careers in the Performing Arts as actors, writers and directors.