This season KDC will be running four roundtable readings at the Hoop and Grapes (80 Farringdon Street, London EC4A 4BL, 3 mins from Blackfriars), where we’ll read out plays over a pint of beer (or glass of wine) and then discuss them. They are completely free and everyone is welcome to attend.
Thursday 29 January 7pm
MISTAKEN by Nick Mouton
Petty criminals Terry and Barry have decided to take their careers a step further and get involved in a kidnapping plot. However, things quickly spiral out of control.
TOLL HOUSE by Justin Hopper
Going ‘glamping’ with the obnoxious brother of his girlfriend was Jake’s first mistake. His second was deciding to investigate the haunted Toll House.
Thursday 5 February 7pm
TIED TO THE VICARAGE by Bob Eckhard
Vicar-and-wife team James and Karen are moving back to the Vicarage to hide the fact that they’ve been illicitly sub-letting it to their sister-in-law Julia. Sadly, Julia wasn’t quite honest about the type of business she’s been running.
THE TIME TRAVELLER’S MOTHER by Eddie Coleman
How would you feel if your daughter, who disappeared when she was thirteen, suddenly reappeared? And what if she told you that she had been travelling in time?
Thursday 12 February 7pm
AFTER THE BALL by Ian Grant
A play looking at how WWI affected one family over a 65 year period.
ROYAL PEAS by Matthew Partridge
Its 2035 and King George VIII is about to marry his fiancé. However, the law requires that all royal brides need to pass one little test.
Thursday 19 February 7pm
A GAME OF LOVE AND CHANCE by Matthew Partridge (after Marivaux)
Matchmaker Georgia thinks that she’s finally found a potential husband for spolit heiress Sylvia. However, Sylvia insists on swapping places with her maid Lisa in order to find out what he’s really like.
FOXGLOVES by Jonathan Whiteside
Nance and Serge are clearing out her late father’s farm in preparation for it being sold. Will an ugly family tradition thwart their plans?