Networks and collaborations

Drama has strong links with the profession through its staff, particularly Sir Peter Hall and Colin Chambers, and through its programme of visiting lecturers. These have included recently:

• Marin Blazevic
• Moon Fool
• Janet Suzman
• Julia Barclay
• Stewart Lee
• Greta Mendes
• Mitch Mitchelson
• Apocryphal Theatre
• Clod Ensemble
• Frantic Assembly
• Lightwork
• Shunt
• Theatre Pod
• Robert Anderson (founder of London Contact Improvisation)
• Barry Edwards of Optik
• performance poet Zena Edwards
• Paolo Calvin (commedia performer)
• Steve Canny
• Kathryn Hunter and Marcello Magni from Complicite
• Marcia Carr, co-artistic director of Impetuous Kinship
• Didi Hopkins, founder of Commedia Works
• actor and mask maker Mark Montinaro
• actor and director Janet Suzman
• Royal Court Literary Manager Graham Whybrow
• writer Justin Butcher
• writer Neil Edmond (comedy writer from The Consultants)
• writer Steve Waters
• writer Sheila Yeger

Staff have also worked with the University's Creative Business Department providing leadership seminars through performance.

Drama staff have links with universities in the UK and abroad, including the universities of Alicante, Houston, Texas, Milan, North Carolina at Charlotte, Southern California and Yale.