Theatre & Performance

Over the years the Quad production has seen a lot of Shakespeare and Renaissance plays, but these are not the only classics. It is our hope that this year, with The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, we will re-vitalise the Quad and bring summer to Royal Holloway. After a busy year and a term full of exams what Royal Holloway needs is a bit of fun, and it is for this reason that I chose to bid The Importance of Being Earnest. With muffin fights, cucumber sandwiches and, in the production, a man in drag, we hope to bring back the witty silliness for which British comedy is so renowned. When people asked me what I wanted to do with the play, my answer was to have fun. Indeed my answer for all questions such as ‘What is your director's concept?' was simply the word ‘fun'; I was ...

Charlotte Cole talks to writer and director, Josh King and Jemima Standen-Jewell, of A Writer's Lot, an original play written and performed by Royal Holloway Students. What can you tell me about your lives here as students?JK – I'm a third year English and Creative Writing student. I've done a few things on campus, like Midnight at the Boilerhouse and the Writing Society. It's all built itself up to this from first year, so it is a massive thing for me to be able to do this.JS – I'm a second year Drama student and I've done quite a few shows on campus helping out backstage, but this is my first time to actually direct a show. What can you tell me about A Writer's Lot?JK – It's about William, a playwright, who through his fixation with writing plays about death, has to eventually choose ...