MA/MFA Contemporary Directing Practice Showcase

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Please join us for Director’s Lab Showcase 2025, showcasing Independent Directing Projects from our MA/MFA Contemporary Directing Practice Class of 2025.

You’re invited to performances of adaptations of five texts on campus in our Rose and Barn Theatres. Each piece is between 30 to 60 minutes long and will be followed by a 20-minute Q&A with the Director. Our graduating Directors are Niko Krieger, Neha Hemachandra, Hannah Lund, Christian Cheevers, and Christina Peña.

All events are free but must be booked in advance. Tickets will open for booking in August.

The programme 

Tuesday 16 Sept

Happy Meal, by Tabby Lamb, Directed by Hannah Lund. Rights with thanks to Nick Hern.
6pm – 7.15pm + 20-minute Q&A, Barn Theatre

 

The Apparatus, based on In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka, Devised & Directed by Neha Hemachandra
7.30pm – 8.45pm + 20-minute Q&A, Rose Theatre

 

Wednesday 17 Sept

The Apparatus, based on In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka, Devised & Directed by Neha Hemachandra
2.30pm – 3.45pm + 20-minute Q&A, Rose Theatre

 

Hungry, by Chris Bush, Directed by Christina Peña. Rights with thanks to Nick Hern.
6pm – 7.15pm + 20-minute Q&A, Barn Theatre

 

Thursday 18 Sept

Saudade Minus One (S-1=), by Irenosen Okojie, Devised & Directed by Christian Cheevers
6pm – 7.15pm + 20-minute Q&A, Barn Theatre

 

The Hungry Bowl, by Edward Bond, Directed by Niko Krieger. Rights with thanks to Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.
7.30pm – 8.45pm + 20-minute Q&A, Rose Theatre

 

Friday 19 Sept

The Hungry Bowl, by Edward Bond, Directed by Nikolas Krieger. Rights with thanks to Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.
2.30pm – 3.45pm + 20-minute Q&A, Rose Theatre

 

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