This House Believes That Traditional Theatre Is Elitist
- Parliament Hall 66 South Street St Andrews, Scotland, KY16 9QW United Kingdom (map)
Semester 2 Week 1 (2024-25). This event has passed.
This debate was a collaboration with the Mermaids Performing Arts Fund.
The Motion Passes
Proposition: 40
Opposition: 14
Abstentions: 9
Total: 63
Floor Speech Prize
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Proposition:
Miya Turner is a First year history student at the University of St Andrews and current freshers representative for UDS.
Charlotte Rabiei is a Final year English student. Previously directed an On The Rocks play at the Byre Theatre and currently publicist for a student-written play.
Opposition:
Ben Connaughton is a 2022 MChem graduate, currently pursuing a PhD in computational chemistry. Alongside this, he works in the Data and Insight team at the National Theatre, and has previously worked with Playbill and the Byre Theatre.
Ava Daniels is a Third-year student who has been involved in amateur and student theatre for over a decade. She has performed in productions and festivals around Southeast Asia, as well as the Edinburgh Fringe most recently.