From student theatre to Edinburgh Fringe: How joining a society made my year

30 Jul 2019
By Gioia D M., Student at University of Glasgow

Around October in my first year, I auditioned for one of the 20-minute plays the student theatre society was putting on in their semester one festival. I remember choosing just one play to audition for because it really resonated with me.

Who would have guessed that eight months later this very special play would be the first show to debut at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh produced by the writer’s newly established theatre company?

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