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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.

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