Castle SCR runs events for our members throughout the year. We also partake in many college wide events, including formals during term time
Tickets for all paid events and formal bookings can be found on the Durham University eCommerce site. Full guidance on using eCommerce can be found here
Members can find more details on hosting events for the SCR here
Upcoming concert in the Castle’s Great Hall on Thursday 7th May. After evensong, at 8:30, Barney Howard will be conducting the Dunelm Consort and Players in a performance of Purcell’s opera King Arthur, which involves many of the chapel choir and college, including Sofia Lang, Tom Dowdeswell, Tom Parker, Oskar Herbert Young, Stellaria Ciampolini, Jonas Flohr, Olivia […]
Formal Dinner Castle SCR members are warmly invited to book for Dinner in the Great Hall. Pre Dinner drinks will be served in the SCR from 6.30pm prior to the procession at 6.45pm from the Tunstall Gallery to the Great Hall for dinner at 7pm. The dress code is smart attire with gowns (we have […]
These are informal communal gatherings, to allow members to get together for a chat with friends and provide an opportunity to meet SCR members who are new to them, for a social gathering. Members may drop in any time between 2:30 and 4:30 and stay as long as they wish. There is no charge for the […]
SCR Wine and Cheese Evening From 7:30pm In celebration of the newly rennovated Senate Suite, members of the SCR are warmly invited to a Wine and Cheese Evening. The evening will take place in the newly rennovated space and will feature a relaxed programme of informal talks from members of the curatorial and research teams […]
Mentors / Mentee Drinks Reception 5:30-6:30pm, Senate Suite & Octagon Room, sign up to follow
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1:30-2:15pm, Bishops’ Dining Room
Castle Theatre Company, Shakespeare in the Garden: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Fellows’ Garden Packed with trickery, duels, and unique costuming, The Merry Wives of Windsor promises a side-splitting night of laughter and chicanery! Castle Theatre Company is delighted to announce its 2026 touring production of one of Shakespeare’s most entertaining comedies: The Merry Wives of […]
These are informal communal gatherings, to allow members to get together for a chat with friends and provide an opportunity to meet SCR members who are new to them, for a social gathering. Members may drop in any time between 2:30 and 4:30 and stay as long as they wish. There is no charge for the […]
These events will all run from 1900 to 2100, and are open to all Castle members of JCR, MCR and SCR. First drink free, funded by the SCR. Members of all common rooms are welcome but particularly anyone busy alone writing up dissertations and theses who might like a break of a summer’s evening.
These events will all run from 1900 to 2100, and are open to all Castle members of JCR, MCR and SCR. First drink free, funded by the SCR. Members of all common rooms are welcome but particularly anyone busy alone writing up dissertations and theses who might like a break of a summer’s evening.
