Colloquium @ The Etcetera Theatre, 6th Nov 2022
Dates & Times: 6th November 8:00pm
Ticket Price: £7
Blurb: Colloquium is a hilarious and moving new drama that satirises the exclusivity and absurdity of knowledge and tradition. Explore the lives of stuffy Professors, pompous candidates, and
struggling students, all suffering under the regime of pressuring higher education.
‘Colloquium’ nominated for an off-west end award
The cast and crew’s hard work has paid off! We are so happy to be nominated for an Off West End Award. More news following in the New Year…
Colloquium @ The Culture Palace, 4th Nov, 2022
We are very excited to be bringing our show to North London - bringing it home for myself as a writer!
Tickets for our performance in this exciting new venue can be found here.
Interview with Everything Theatre
Everything Theatre interviewed me about my creative process regarding Colloquium.
That interview can be read here.
colloquium: a chat
Watch myself and lead actor Sean Bennett have a very informal discussion about the themes and complications of our play, Colloquium.
Colloquium at the The Golden Goose Theatre, 5/6 Aug 2022
The best university in the world. Look closely, see the cracks in old stone.
“Let me ask you a question: if this biscuit was the existence of an absolute truth, would you risk it for a chocolate biscuit?”
Colloquium’s fast-paced narrative veers between the lives of academics and academic-hopefuls, all suffering under the regime of pressuring higher education. Meet undergraduate applicants at their mind-boggling first interviews, unsupervised seminars going off the rails, a PhD student’s tragic academic review, and a counselling session for a Post Doctorate student who cannot cope with their pub-quiz winning step dad.
Colloquium follows the Alan Bennett school of thought. It, too, balances the conflicting hopes of education: to teach for the exam, for success, or to teach for life. Colloquium investigates the role that our most ancient universities have to play in that balance.
“Snog, marry, avoid: the father, the son, or the holy ghost?”
“I prefer ginger nuts.”
Written by Katherine Stockton, winner of the 2020 Snoo Wilson Prize.
Colloquium was longlisted for the BOLD Playwriting Prize.
Colloquium at the Hen and Chickens Theatre, 1/2/3/4 Aug 2022
The best university in the world. Look closely, see the cracks in old stone.
“Let me ask you a question: if this biscuit was the existence of an absolute truth, would you risk it for a chocolate biscuit?”
Colloquium’s fast-paced narrative veers between the lives of academics and academic-hopefuls, all suffering under the regime of pressuring higher education. Meet undergraduate applicants at their mind-boggling first interviews, unsupervised seminars going off the rails, a PhD student’s tragic academic review, and a counselling session for a Post Doctorate student who cannot cope with their pub-quiz winning step dad.
Colloquium follows the Alan Bennett school of thought. It, too, balances the conflicting hopes of education: to teach for the exam, for success, or to teach for life. Colloquium investigates the role that our most ancient universities have to play in that balance.
“Snog, marry, avoid: the father, the son, or the holy ghost?”
“I prefer ginger nuts.”
Written by Katherine Stockton, winner of the 2020 Snoo Wilson Prize.
Colloquium was longlisted for the BOLD Playwriting Prize.
Ekphrasis: a poetry and photography exhibition @ The Culture Palace, April 2022
Apr 6
Ekphrasis: A Poetry and Photography Exhibition
brought to you by Enfield Poets and Edmonton Camera Club
ekphrasis
/ˈɛkfrəsɪs/
noun
the use of detailed description of a work of visual art as a literary device.
Enfield Poets have teamed up with Edmonton Camera Club to put together this community-based exhibition. Local photographers have some of their best work on display. The Enfield Poets have responded to these photographs in the way they know best: through words.
Ekphrasis, as a word, comes from the Greek ἐκ ek and φράσις phrásis, 'out' and 'speak' respectively, and the verb ἐκφράζειν ekphrázein, 'to proclaim or call an inanimate object by name'. The practice finds its route in the classical era, in Plato and Aristotle’s ideas on ideal forms and the mimetic stages at which an object may be viewed. Today, it is a common artistic practice that creates community, artistic collaboration and a therapeutic refuge through detailed observation and interpretation
Ekphrasis: a poetry and photography exhibition @ Enfield Town Library, December 2021
Ekphrasis: A Poetry and Photography Exhibition
brought to you by Enfield Poets and Edmonton Camera Club
ekphrasis
/ˈɛkfrəsɪs/
noun
the use of detailed description of a work of visual art as a literary device.
Enfield Poets have teamed up with Edmonton Camera Club to put together this community-based exhibition. Local photographers have some of their best work on display. The Enfield Poets have responded to these photographs in the way they know best: through words.
Ekphrasis, as a word, comes from the Greek ἐκ ek and φράσις phrásis, 'out' and 'speak' respectively, and the verb ἐκφράζειν ekphrázein, 'to proclaim or call an inanimate object by name'. The practice finds its route in the classical era, in Plato and Aristotle’s ideas on ideal forms and the mimetic stages at which an object may be viewed. Today, it is a common artistic practice that creates community, artistic collaboration and a therapeutic refuge through detailed observation and interpretation.
Colloquium at the Bread and Roses Theatre, October 2021
Click here to book tickets to Colloquium by Katherine Stockton at the Bread and Roses Theatre.
The best university in the world. Look closely, see the cracks in old stone.
“Let me ask you a question: if this biscuit was the existence of an absolute truth, would you risk it for a chocolate biscuit?”
“I prefer ginger nuts.”
As application interviews become nonsensical, seminars descend into chaos, and stuffy professors rule, one young student must learn to juggle dignity with academic success.
Colloquium’s fast-paced narrative veers between the lives of academics and academic-hopefuls, all suffering under the regime of pressuring higher education. Meet undergraduate applicants at their mind-boggling first interviews, unsupervised seminars going off the rails, a PhD student’s tragic academic review, and a counselling session for a Post Doctorate student who cannot cope with their pub-quiz winning step dad.
Colloquium follows the Alan Bennett school of thought. It, too, balances the conflicting hopes of education: to teach for the exam, for success, or to teach for life. Colloquium investigates the role that our most ancient universities have to play in that balance.
“Snog, marry, avoid: the father, the son, or the holy ghost?”
Written by Katherine Stockton, winner of the 2020 Snoo Wilson Prize for Scriptwriting, Colloquium found its roots at University, in its fetal form during her Masters year studying at the University of East Anglia.
Charles Douglas, director of God of Carnage at The Questors Theatre, directs this piece, working closely with Stockton to tease out the humor from the intimidating backdrop of Renaissance institutions.
“Is God getting too... relatable?”
Colloquium was recently long listed for the BOLD Playwrights Scheme.
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