KDC Theatre presents “Super High Resolution” by Nathan Ellis
Directed by James Taverner
1-5 December 2026
Drayton Arms Theatre
About
I like being a doctor but I’m slowly growing to hate the sight of sick people.
Being a doctor is a really good job and you get to save lives and help people, so Anna is determined not to quit. But when her patient runs out on her, and her personal life starts to spiral, she’s not sure how much more she can take.
Super High Resolution is a play about being a doctor in the modern NHS and the limits of anyone’s ability to care for other people.
The main character, NHS A&E doctor Anna, is on stage the whole play – she tries to leave the stage but is propelled from scene to scene as other characters jump in and out. The play accelerates – from the comic opening scene where Anna has to deal with a drunken hospital visitor, to other scenes with her manipulative boss, her feisty older sister, her cynical stepniece, a suicidal patient, and a potential new romance – juggling all these dynamics with the pressure building until Anna snaps. The play is fast-paced, darkly funny, and moving, and shines a light on the strength of NHS staff and the challenges they face.
Creative team:
Director: James Taverner
Assistant Director: Elisa Suanli Benham
Lighting Designer: Alexander Kampmann
Intimacy Coordinator: Romain Mereau
Auditions
Please see our auditions page and the Super High Resolution audition notice for more information about auditioning for the play.
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: Monday 14 September or Thursday 17 September 2026
Time: 6.45pm welcome and registration to ~10pm
Location: Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street, Marylebone, London, NW8 8EH
Recalls by invitation are Saturday 19 September 2026, 10am-2pm at Theatre Deli Crossharbour (6th Floor, 5 Greenwich View Place, London, E14 9NN).
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 2026 Season Launch on Wednesday 9 September 2026, 7pm upstairs at The Castle (44 Commercial Road, Aldgate, London E1 1LN). 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.