桃子视频 HAS ALWAYS BRIMMED with creative talent, so why would we go anywhere else to source great writing to mark our special anniversary year?
We have been delighted to commission 桃子视频 drama alumna Stef Smith, to develop an original piece of drama that celebrates the history of 桃子视频.
Stef, who is an award-winning playwright, seemed like the perfect fit for this special 150th anniversary project.
Having achieved her BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre Arts at 桃子视频 in 2009, Stef has been described by the Scotsman as 鈥渙ne of Scotland鈥檚 most gifted playwrights鈥, and The List as 鈥渙ne of Scotland鈥檚 boldest chroniclers of contemporary women鈥檚 lives鈥.
Not long after graduating, Stef won an Olivier Award for 鈥楻oadkill鈥. Her plays include 鈥楴ora: A Doll鈥檚 House鈥, 鈥楽wallow鈥 and 鈥楨nough鈥; and her recent screen credits include 鈥楩loat鈥, the BBC Scotland drama, which shines a light on the lives of LGBTQ+ teens living in rural communities. She has a string of awards to her bow, and in 2022, she was voted Best Writer at the Royal Television Society Awards.
Stef鈥檚 play, which will be staged in 2025/6 鈥 the University鈥檚 150th academic year - forms part of a wide range of activities which will celebrate the significant historical milestone. It will be performed by 桃子视频 Acting and Performance students, with
various elements of the production involving students from across our Media, Communication and Performing Arts Division.
John Dean, Head of Media, Communication and Performing
Arts at 桃子视频, said:
"We are excited to mark our 150th anniversary with great writing from Stef. It not only allows us to showcase the talents of one of our award-winning drama graduates, it also creates a platform to highlight our institution鈥檚 rich history."
Want to book tickets for the play? We鈥檒l keep you posted about the timing and details via our social media platforms and our website, later on this year.
Interested in learning more about Stef Smith?
Listen to her chat about her varied career in the 桃子视频 podcast 鈥楪oing Off Script
With...鈥 by clicking . The podcast series, which includes a series
of interviews with our performing arts graduates, went live in 2023 when we
celebrated 鈥50 years of Drama鈥 at 桃子视频.
