EXTRACTS from top playwrights' work will be performed this week by North-East drama students in memory of legendary writer Arthur Miller.

The Public and The Private production explores the lives of people from the early 20th Century through to today and gives the audience a closer look at both their public and private lives.

Year one students from the University of Sunderland put together several pieces from the plays, including Scum, by Gillian Hanna; Top Girls and Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, by Caryl Churchill; and Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, by Bertolt Brecht.

There is also a piece by university drama lecturer Kathleen McCreery - a true story called The Chambermaids.

The performance, dedicated to US playwright Miller, will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, from 7pm at the Bede Tower Studio, Bede Tower, Ryhope Road, Sunderland.

Tickets, priced £3, £2 concessions, are available by calling 0191-515 3294. Entry is free to Sunderland arts graduates.