The Body on the Moor writing workshops are well underway with ideas flowing. Our team consists of members from across the country: Essex to Northumberland - something that perhaps would not have happened had we met physically rather than on zoom? David Napthine has been...

A New Year, and The Body on Killhope Moor project is back into full swing. Starting with a good old Zoom meeting for the whole team (there were lots of smiles honest).Research and Writing workshops have been running throughout November, December and have started up...

Zoom Research WorkshopWith Barbara Crosbie.Week two of the research and we had a fantastic workshop this afternoon. After reading old newspapers, we now know our body had long blond hair (8 inches with a slight curl), and neat fingernails (suggesting no manual labour), and heavily...

Zoom Research Workshop With Barbara Crosbie. We got off to a great start with the first meeting of the research team. The police reports gave us some very useful details but also a lot to think about. We know the body was found on Killhope Moor close...

David Napthine joins the teamDavid is a County Durham based writer, dramatist and facilitator and has written extensively for BBC Radio Drama, touring theatre, amd opera. He was recently writer in residence for the "Hearing the Voice" multi-disciplinary research project at Durham University, researcher/writer with...

Applications closed We look forward to growing our team, good luck. JOB JOB TITLE || Researcher for The Body on Killhope Moor  FEES || £7,000 REPORTS TO || Lucy Ridley, Director of Drama in the Dale  DURATION || 12 Month Contract    TIMETABLE Advertise September 2020 Interview September 2020  Commence September/ October 2020 Completion...

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DRAMA IN THE DALE HAS BEEN AWARDED £60,000 FROM THE HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND TO UNDERTAKE THIS EXCITING PROJECT...