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Production Arts students will also create two devised works in collaboration

with multi award-winning theatre companies Barrel Organ and Breach.
The Drowned World (from 3 March, 7.30pm, and then on demand until 10

March)

In The Drowned World, two couples exist in a world obsessed with aesthetics,
policed by the community. One pair must learn what it is to survive, while

the other must interrogate who they truly are and what it is they serve.
Premiered at the Traverse Theatre and winner of the George Devine Award

2002, Gary Owen’s devastating play explores how far humans will go to
save themselves and what we are capable of when faced with the most

brutal of dystopias.

In this online production recorded from their homes, four Guildhall School

actors present a rare chance to experience this vicious tale of love, revolt
and beauty, directed remotely by John Haidar.

This play contains adult content throughout, including detailed descriptions of violence,
torture and injury, strong language, sexual references, and themes of death.

Free to watch but registration required.

Pieces of Us (from 8 March, 7.30pm, and then on demand until 22 March)

Pieces of Us is a kaleidoscopic series of short, stand-alone solo performance
works created by Guildhall School students. Written, directed, and
performed by the students in lockdown isolation across the world, these

original performances will provide a unique and deeply personal snapshot
of the diverse range of stories, artistry and lived experiences that exist

within Guildhall’s student community.

Conceived, written and performed by final-year Acting students, produced
by Stage Management students and featuring original music created by

Electronic and Produced Music students, Pieces of Us showcases the skills of
students from across all three Guildhall School faculties. Throughout the
creative process, students have been supported by