Drama Tue 28 April 2026 - Thu 30 Apr 2026

Common Grounds Festival

University of Huddersfield logo in gold text on a light background, with the tagline “Inspiring global professionals” displayed beneath.

Join 3rd year students from the University of Huddersfield's Acting and Performance BA(Hons) course for a festival of theatre.

Taking place in our Cellar Theatre, this three day festival features 6 different performances from final year students.

Dates

Tue 28 April 2026 - Thu 30 Apr 2026

Space

Cellar Theatre

Duration

285 minutes

Day Tickets Available

Day tickets are available which give you access to all the shows as part of the Common Grounds Festival. To purchase a day ticket select ticket type: day ticket at the checkout. 

The shows in this year's Common Grounds Festival are...

  • Illustration of a curled-up person with a dark swirl of thoughts rising from their head, surrounded by handwritten questions, with the title “The Art of Doing Nothing (While Thinking About Everything).”
    Tue 28 April 2026 - Thu 30 Apr 2026 Drama

    The Art of Doing Nothing (While Thinking About Everything)

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  • A simple grey graphic with black text reading “Creative Block,” followed by “By Crimson” and the word “Maybe…” underneath.
    Tue 28 April 2026 - Thu 30 Apr 2026 Drama

    Creative Block

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  • A colourful overhead pattern of blue plates filled with classic café foods—including sandwiches, soup, fries, roast dinners, vegetables and desserts—arranged on a red and white checkered tablecloth.
    Tue 28 April 2026 - Thu 30 Apr 2026 Drama

    Churned

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  • Dark, eerie woodland scene with a large tree and a hanging noose from a branch, crows flying overhead.
    Tue 28 April 2026 - Thu 30 Apr 2026 Drama

    The Confession of Rebecca West

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  • Illustrated poster with the title “Moodswings & Roundabouts” showing a stylised character with half black and half red hair, wearing a purple top and black trousers,
    Tue 28 April 2026 - Thu 30 Apr 2026 Drama

    Mood Swings and Roundabouts

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  • A young girl’s silhouette reaches out toward the faint, ghostly silhouette of an adult figure extending a hand back through a warm, hazy light.
    Tue 28 April 2026 - Thu 30 Apr 2026 Drama

    How to Grieve

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