DST Technical is part of DST, the union for drama at Durham University. As well as offering opportunities in all levels and varieties of Technical Theatre.
The society has an outstanding reputation for producing some of the UK's best student drama. DST Technical is a branch of Durham Student Theatre. As a society of Durham University DST acts as an umbrella for all the Durham University theatre companies and with Durham's theatre scene is unlike that of virtually any other university in the country that creates a lot of opportunities! DST Technical
19/05/2022
Exams suck. Some of our best technicians have helped put this mind blowing event together, in our very own Assembly Rooms! Should you want a chill stroll through an interactive experience, or just a break from exam stress, come have a look.
Still two days to go!!
15/02/2022
Northern Lights and Durham Dynamics are looking for techies for 'Pitch Durfect', an exciting acapella event in Collingwood's Mark Hillery Centre!
We are looking for:
- Sound Technician (will involve mixing 17 radio mics)
- Lighting Technician (needs to know how to use Collingwood's MAdot2 lighting desk)
This is an amazing opportunity to have lots of creative licence, work with live music, and play with Collingwood's incredible tech!
Applicants would need to be available to op for the performance on the evening of Saturday 19th February and as much of Friday 18th and Saturday morning as possible for get-in and programming.
If interested please email your relevant expierence and availability on Friday and Saturday to [email protected]
28/10/2021
As you may have seen in our weekly email, we will be having Lighting and Sound Desk Workshops on w/c 15th of November!
The sign-up link for this is just over here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4bafad2ba2f5c25-basic
With that being said, We are also now happy to share that we will have a rerun of our Health and Safety training that was a couple of weeks ago for everyone that missed it, here's a link to that event:
https://fb.me/e/1jNTnxLiq
Last but almost certainly not least, we are holding a Set Design workshop! If you are interested in set design but never knew how to start/want to see what the basics look like, come along and learn from our brilliant Techie James Fox-Robinson!
https://fb.me/e/4D7yBhCWv
Basic Lighting, Sound and Stage Management Training Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!
13/10/2021
Our little social is just getting under way, come join us for a short n sweet techie chat in the Library Bar!
25/03/2021
26/01/2021
Exciting news - the Sproxton Stage Scholarship is now confirmed, a new scholarship aimed at future students with a passion for the technical aspects of theatre.
You can read more in the Northern Echo:
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19036766.wallace-gromit-producer-funds-theatre-scholarship-durham/
Or Chronicle Live:
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/wallace-gromit-producer-funds-new-19693057
Or on the DST website:
https://www.durhamstudenttheatre.org/news/sproxton-stagecraft-scholarship/
Thank you to everyone who filled out our survey! If you would like to advertise this opportunity to your old school/sixth form, that would be much appreciated! The information on how to apply is here:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/study/ug/finance/uk/scholarships/stagecraft/