Speaking in Tongues

KDC Theatre presents “Speaking in Tongues” by Andrew Bovell
Directed by Dominic Short

18 – 22 November 2025
Hen & Chickens Theatre

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About

Nine parallel lives – interlocked by 4 infidelities, 1 missing person and a mysterious stiletto – are woven through a fragmented series of confessionals and interrogations that gradually reveal a darker side of human nature.

Blends sharp psychological insight with a bold, theatrical structure. At its heart, it’s about connection—missed, broken, rediscovered—and how our lives overlap in ways we don’t always see.

Cast:
Leon: Thom Short
Sonja: Aisha Noreen
Pete: Jack Curtin
Jane: Lucy Harper
Neil: Luke Brown
Sarah: Sophie Vroom
Nick: Gabriel Romero Day
Valerie: Jacky Rowland
John: Steve Grist

Creative team:
Director: Dominic Short
Assistant Director: Flick Hemming

Kill Local

KDC Theatre presents “Kill Local” by Mat Smart
Directed by Saskia van ‘t Hoff

2 – 6 December 2025
Barons Court Theatre

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About

Sheila and Abigail work for their mother’s small family business. Sheila’s job used to be a source of joy and exhilaration and fulfilment for her, but a chance encounter with an old classmate has her questioning everything. But when you’re an assassin for hire, being distracted by an existential crisis means getting sloppy, and getting sloppy means getting killed.

Kill Local is a pitch-black comedy about blood ties, revenge, and trying to get unstuck – especially when your life is dedicated to ending others’. Think Tarantino meets Lost in Translation.

Cast:
Todd: Simon Berry
Sheila: Olivia Cordell
Abigail: Nikki Zhao
Gloria: Julia Blyth
Ami: Katie Price

Creative team:
Director: Saskia van ‘t Hoff
Assistant Director: Azul Alysum
Fight Direction: Katy Treble
Production Support: Liliana Barbero

Good Time: Good Enough

Good Time: Good Enough

Friday 12 December 2025, 19:30
The Castle, 44 Commercial Road, Aldgate, London E1 1LN

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GOOD TIME is not just a show, it’s a night out.  A place to revel in weirdness, whimsy and wildness.

Produced by a collective of performers, producers, comedians and creatives who love exciting stages and never want the night to end, we’re here to create one to remember.  A night for fun.  A night for watching brilliant people do brilliant stuff, and having a proper dance afterwards.

As the looming spectre of sequel slump watches over us, the theme of our night will be GOOD ENOUGH…

Who needs excellence when good enough will do? Join us for an evening that bravely refuses to aim too high. These are stories of people striving (half-heartedly), settling (enthusiastically), and learning to embrace mediocrity in all its glory.

What does it mean to be good enough and do you really care? This is theatre for anyone who’s ever thought, meh, close enough

If you don’t snap up a ticket for the show in time, don’t worry you can still come and party with us afterwards for the princely sum of £2 on the door from 9:30pm!


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KDC Theatre Scratch Night

KDC Theatre Scratch Night

Thursday 23 October 2025, 19:30
The Castle, E1 1LN

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About

ScratchNight is a celebration of new writing and the KDC community: its actors, directors and, of course, the writers. Join us for an evening of script-in-hand performances of brand new works: giving writers a chance to hear their words read aloud by a talented gang of actors, under the direction of budding KDC directors.

The plays:

  • “Sorry for the Inconvenience” by Aouda Ketrouci
  • “NewsRightNow Dot Com” by Robert Emlyn Slater
  • “The Seal” by Iain Prest
  • “The Risotto is Burning” by Sophie Underwood

Performances are followed by audience feedback and discussion, moderated by KDC’s Artistic Director Stephen Reimer.

Cast:

Sorry for the Inconvenience
by Aouda Ketrouci

Directed by James Taverner
MIX – Jen Zhao
JORDAN – Celeste North Finocchi
HUDDLE/NICK – Theo Tompkins
REP – Helen Dickens
OPS MANAGER – Anja Fahlenkamp

NewsRightNow Dot Com
 by Robert Emlyn Slater

Directed by Janina Enrile
WRITER – Karl Duckworth
EDITOR – Grace Over
AMANDA – Sophie Bareford
SALLY – Sarah Berryman
JAMES – Clovis Parker-Jervis
PAUL – Nikos Kipouros

The Seal
by Iain Prest

Directed by Dianna Kessler
TOM – Theo Tompkins
MATT – Harry York

The Risotto is Burning
by Sophie Underwood

Directed by Flick Hemming
ANNABELLE – Lillie Barlow
BENJAMIN – Nikos Kipouros
LEAH – Nina Holland-Smith
LAYLA – Maia Codabaccus
MADDIE/CHARLIE – Molly Stewart-Murray

KDC Theatre Autumn 2025 Season Launch

Want to learn about KDC Theatre and our two upcoming Autumn 2025 shows? Come along to KDC’s Season Launch at the Trinity Bell, Creechurch Lane at 7pm on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 (please note change in location!)

KDC SUMMER SEASON LAUNCH

Tuesday 2nd September 2025, 7pm
Trinity Bell pub
18-22 Creechurch Lane, London, EC3A 5AY

Hear the showrunner and directors talk about the production and answer your questions. You can also find out more about getting involved with KDC Theatre, including backstage roles.

To help us manage numbers, please let us know you’re coming by filling in this short form. Feel free to come along and meet the team!

Autumn season 2025 auditions

Announcing auditions for actors for our autumn 2025 production! We have two shows in autumn 2025, and you can audition for both:

Speaking in Tongues
Written by Andrew Bovell
Directed by Dominic Short
Staged at Hen & Chickens Theatre from 18 to 22 November 2025
Audition notice

Kill Local
Written by Mat Smart
Directed by Saskia van ‘t Hoff
Staged at Barons Court Theatre from 2 to 6 December 2025
Audition notice

Auditions are free and open to all. Please pick one of the dates to attend and read the audition notices carefully to prepare.

Don’t forget to fill out the audition form before you audition!

Dates: First round by self-tape for those that have already registered (original in-person auditions on 9th/11th September were cancelled due to transport strikes)
Time: 6.45pm welcome and registration to ~10pm
Location: Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth St, London NW8 8EH

Recalls by invitation are Saturday 13 September 2025, 2-6pm at Cockpit Theatre.

If you’d like to hear the directors speak about their productions and ask them any questions, you can meet them at the KDC Autumn Season Launch on Tuesday 2 September 2025, 7pm at the Trinity Bell pub, 18-22 Creechurch Lane, London, EC3A 5AY (please note change in venue!). You can also talk to them about getting involved in other backstage ways.

To help us manage numbers, if you’re planning to come to our Season Launch, please RSVP at the link here.

We look forward to seeing you at auditions soon!

Join us for the KDC Theatre wrap party and AGM 2025

That’s a wrap for the 2024/2025 KDC Theatre season! We’ve had a great time, made great theatre, and we’re looking forward to getting together to raise a glass to the brilliant directors, cast, crew, producers, workshop leaders and showrunners who have made it all possible!

It’s also the time of year for our AGM, where we vote in the trustees and committee members for the year ahead. Read down for the formal AGM notice.

We’d love to see you there, and to help us manage space please RSVP to let us know if you can join us!

RSVP for the WRAP party and AGM

We’re keen to hear from anyone who’d like to join our friendly committee, so have a read of the committee page to find out more about ways to get involved.

Notice of the KDC Theatre Annual General Meeting 2025

NOTICE IS GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of KDC Theatre will be at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12 August 2025, held at Theatre Deli, 107 Leadenhall St, London EC3A 4AF, to transact the following business:

AGENDA

  1. Reports and accounts
    1. Introduction and verbal report from the Chair, Helen Dickens.
    2. Verbal report from the Artistic Director, Saskia van ‘t Hoff.
    3. Verbal report from the Treasurer, Hugo Wilson, alongside the accounts for the year ending 31 July 2025.
  1. Member proposed resolutions

Details of any proposed resolutions will be made available. Proposed resolutions should be sent to the Chair by 11pm on 10 August 2025. If applicable, a revised agenda will be issued prior to the AGM. 

NB. Proposed resolutions may be submitted by full members of KDC by emailing helen@kdctheatre.com with the subject line “Proposed Resolution”.  Find out who is a full KDC member here.

  1. Appointment of charity trustees

Nominations are required for the following trustee roles: Chair, Artistic Director, Treasurer, Operations Director, Producer. 

Nominations for all trustees must be received by 11pm on 10 August 2025. 

NB Details of how to make a nomination are available from the KDC website (click here).

  1. Appointment of non-trustees to specified roles to assist in the running of the charity

Nominations of non-trustees to specified roles to assist in the running of the charity must be received by 11pm on 10 August 2025. 

NB Details of how to make a nomination are available from the KDC website (click here).

  1. Any other business

To deal with any matters raised at the meeting.

On behalf of the Board of charity trustees,

Helen Dickens

Chair

KDC Theatre

Solstice

KDC Theatre presents Solstice, a themed night of new short plays.
Sat 21-Mon 23 June 2025
at Rosemary Branch
Tickets: £16.50 (KDC members £12)

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About

Solstice is KDC Theatre’s 9th annual new writing show, featuring 7 new short plays all themed around the solstice.

A solstice marks a point of extreme: the longest day or the longest night. It is a turning point in the calendar year and carries powerful symbolic weight, evoking cycles of growth and decay, hope and loss, light and shadow. Come join us on the summer solstice for a night of brilliant new writing covering a range of genres and moods.

PROGRAMME

Plays:
Green Wire, Yellow Wire – by T K Tansey
Holmes and Watson at Breakfast – by Rom Watson
Reprise – by Ken Preuss
Solstheist – by Cam Eickmeyer
Uber – by Ron Rosenfeld
Unreasonable Situations – by Lindsey Brown
Words To That Effect – by F J Hartland

Cast:
Cassandra Fothergill
Marina Fraser
Ksanet Ghebrehawariat
Benjamin Hack
Aissa Hussain
Lucy Harper
Nikos Kipouros
Hugh Laughton-Scott
Martin Loesche
Peter Molloy
Juliette Moore
Laura Morgan
Olivia Peacock
Oscar Sadler
Megan Sheerin

Directors:
Ben Anadolu
Azul Alysum
Sarah Jost
Alexander Kampmann
Matthew Partridge
Saskia van ‘t Hoff

KDC Theatre Summer 2025 Season Launch

Want to learn about KDC Theatre and our upcoming Summer Season show, Solstice? Come along to KDC’s Season Launch at the Theatre Deli Leadenhall Bar at 7.30pm on Friday 2nd May 2025.

KDC SUMMER SEASON LAUNCH

Friday 2nd May 2025, 7.30pm
Theatre Deli Leadenhall bar
107 Leadenhall St, London EC3A 4AF

Hear the showrunner and directors talk about the production and answer your questions. You can also find out more about getting involved with KDC Theatre, including backstage roles.

To help us manage numbers, please let us know you’re coming by filling in this short form. Feel free to come along and meet the team!

Summer 2025 show: Full stack – actors needed!

Announcing auditions for our summer production!

Our 9th annual Full Stack show will be staged at the Rosemary Branch Theatre, London from Sat 21 June to Mon 23 June 2025.

The winning plays of our writing competition Full Stack will be staged by our directors, in an anthology show of short plays about the solstice. Each play will feature the solstice in one way or another; a change, a sunset or sunrise, or transitions. You can check out the original prompt here.

For more information, check out the audition notice here: Solstice

Auditions are free and open to all. Please choose one of the dates to attend and read the audition notice to prepare. We are expecting Tuesday to be busier.

Don’t forget to fill out the audition form before you audition!

Dates: Mon 5 May (Theatre Deli) or Tues 6th May (The Cockpit Theatre) 2025
Time: 19:00-22:00
Location: Monday: Theatre Deli, 107 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 4AF (near Bank or Liverpool St station)
Tuesday: The Cockpit Theatre, Gatefort St, London NW8 8EH (near Marylebone or Edgware Road)

Recalls by invitation on Sat 10 May, 15:00-18:00, The Cockpit Theatre. Don’t worry if you can’t make the whole block of time, but please do flag this at first round auditions.

We look forward to seeing you there!