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The Ecstatic Bible by Howard Barker is an epic tale featuring over 65 characters who find themselves in extraordinary situations of extreme violence, horror and suffering, but also full of dark humour and comic absurdity. At the heart of the play is th …

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The Ashley Plays are an annual series of short monodramas written and performed by students in the Playwriting & New Play Dramaturgy 4290 class. Each playwright is required to write a monodrama inspired by their assigned site and several given circumstances. The short plays are then developed with class dramaturgs. These site-specific performances will take place in nine locations in the Centre for Film & Theatre. The audience will be led through the plays in two groups by guides from the Playwriting & New Play Dramaturgy 3290 class. The Ashley Plays contributor and publicity crew member Andrew Murdoch fills us in on this annual site specific theatrical event at York…

Hamletmachine, directed by Paul Lampert, is Theatre @ York’s first mounted show of the 2014/15 season. Written in 1977, Heiner Muller's postmodern drama is loosely based on Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Theatre@York's adaptation of the text explores revolutions and rebellions from the 1960s to the 2000s. Are there points in our lives when we are Hamlet, raging against the machine that we are a part of? What prompts these rebellions? How do we find identity through rebelling?

The backstage crew of Hamletmachine takes its first week of production seriously. Immense work has started in the carp shop as it houses the carpentry, paint, and props crew.

On Tuesday, September 15th, the Acting Conservatory, Devised Theatre, and MFA Theatre students came together in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre to perform the 27th annual Gathering Project. Rehearsals for this performance take place during the first week of classes, and the show only runs for one night. What is the Gathering Project?

A gallery of photos from “ROAD” by Jim Cartwright, directed by faculty member Mark Wilson, featuring the graduating Acting ensemble, and students from all levels of Production and Design. Photos by Jeremy Mimnaugh.

Students from the 2nd year Devised Theatre class have created a video of highlights from their Community Theatre Project.

Photos from John Gay’s “The Beggar’s Opera,” directed by Gwen Dobie—this photo set features images of students from the Departments of Theatre, Dance, and Music in the Faculty of Fine Arts. Photos by: Jeremy Mimnaugh.