Spring 2025
Mermaids
Season
A season of
incredible student theatre.
As If We Were
2025 Official Freshers Drama Festival Selection
7-9 February | Barron at the Byre
Golden Seashell Winner:
Best Student Written Production
Best Newcomer (on-stage) (Cece Allentuck)
Best Newcomer (backstage) (Anoushka Paymaster-Thatcher)
The Reviews Say...
"Ahnger has a near-perfect understanding of the story she weaves."
"Blanca", The Gay Saint
Bloodletting
a new play my Ami Melville
25 & 26 February | The Byre Theatre
Golden Seashell Winner:
Best Set
Scary Good Reviews
"So it’s all doomed! But isn’t that what tragedy’s about? Go and buy tickets."
"Other Erin", The Gay Saint
Arcadia
25 & 26 March | The Byre Theatre
Golden Seashell Winner:
Best Mermaids Production
Best Individual Performance (Dylan Swain)
Hot Off the Press
“It’s a fabulous achievement by co-directors Aidan Monks and Millie Chew, along with the rest of the production team.”
"Callisto Lodwick", The Stand
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
4 & 5 April The StAge Theatre
Golden Seashell Winner:
Best Scene Stealer (Ian Crews)
Ghoulishly Good Reviews
"Crawford and Rook have an absolutely electric chemistry, bouncing off each other and around the stage with such enthusiasm that I was totally unable to be bored whenever they were on stage (which, luckily for me, was the case for basically the entirety of the play)."
"Leo Berenson", The Saint
Look Back in Anger
14 & 15 April | Barron at the Byre
The Audience Agrees
"A cast that you can’t take your eyes off of, Sofia David has shown her talent as a director yet again by making such talented actors (and their viewers alike) go through every emotion possible. You can truly feel yourself following their descent alongside them!"
Turner, Audience Testimonial
The Cocktail Party
21 & 22 April | The StAge Theatre
Raise a Glass
"While praise is certainly merited for the lighting, sound, and set design of The Cocktail Party, all of which helped bring life to the play’s world, what really stood out to me were the truly great performances"
"Leo Berenson", The Saint