Theatre
Green Door Prodcuction, the College's production company, puts
on a major play once per year, usually after the exams in
June.
Durham Student Theatre (DST) regularly put on plays at the Assembly Rooms, situated a
few metres from Chad's on the Bailey. Students from
Chad's regularly appear in their productions and also in
the musical productions of
DULOG
(Durham University Light Opera Group, co-founded by
Chadsians decades ago). InStep produces musicals at
various venues in Durham; and more recently the
Durham Revue
has been
producing standup comedy routines for the the Edinburgh Festival,
among other places.
Music
Music is a big part of St Chad's. The College's Director of Music, Michael Haynes, directs the Choir and coordinates other musical events in College. Informal and formal concerts occur several times each term. A number of pianos are available for practice; and a new music practice room is being added for 2011. The Durham Jazz Festival was held in College in 2011 and noted Jazz singer Sandi Russell is a College Fellow and active member of our SCR.
Visual Arts
St Chad's is home to the Durham Cathedral Artists in Residence. In conjunction with the Cathedral, Northern Arts and Sunderland University (among others), the College supports this important residency in the North of England. The artists spend a whole year in Durham and contribute hugely to the life of the College. The following list of resident shows the range of art and artists supported from 1983 until 2006, when the residency went part-time:
1983-1984 Virginia Bodman
1984-1985 Felicity Allen
1985-1986 Matthew Carey
1986-1987 Colin Wilbourn
1987-1988 Anita Taylor
1988-1989 Gerald Davies
1989-1990 Tara Sabharwal
1990-1991 Jo Burns
1991-1992 Deborah Gardner
1992-1993 Richard Cole
1993-1994 Robert Maclaurin
1994-1995 Ian Breakwell
1995-1996 Rachel Evans
1996-1997 Neil Gall
1997-1998 David Ward
1998-1999 Katayoun Pasban Dowlatshahi
1999-2000 Simon Parish
2000-2001 Geoff Broadway
2001-2002 Tony Sinden
2002-2003 Jim Harold
2003-2004 Paul Moss / Maggie Hills
2004-2005 Paul Housley
2005-2006 Zatorski & Zatorski