Author: Saskia van ‘t Hoff

Cast announcement!

Our spring season auditions were a lot of fun, and we got to see so much great talent. Which makes our jobs that much harder when we have to pick from that many fantastic actors! But our directors managed and we can now announce our two casts –

The cast for The Bus:
David Lindley-Pilley
Jula Konieczny
Gabrielle Woolgar
Rex Lee
Sophie Martin
Nick Mouton
Julia Blyth
Kimberly Taylor
Jack Lupton

The cast for Slither:
Adela McBrine
Antonia Kasoulidou
Anuli Changa
Freddie Wride
Keir Pagett-Mills
Malavika Suresh
Sarah-Luna Ace
Sarah Jost

Congratulations to the casts and directors!

Slither plays 21 – 25 March at the Barons Court Theatre.
The Bus plays 28 March – 01 April at the Drayton Arms Theatre.

Tickets go on sale soon.

Pitches now open!

With our Spring Season kicking off and our Full Stack show planned for the Summer, it’s time to set our eyes to the Autumn and beyond!

Pitches are now open for our future seasons – Autumn 2023 (September-November), Spring 2024 (January-March), and potentially after that as well. Each season has 2 slots of 5 days each, in one of the London theatres we work with.

There is no set theme to follow, we just really want to see your passion for your chosen project come through in your pitch. All the details about what we’re looking for, what support you’ll get from KDC Theatre, and how to submit your pitch can be found on our Directing with KDC page.

For one of the seasons, we are looking into theatres with a slightly larger stage and audience capacity, which will require larger shows – and more bums in seats than usual! If you think you have a great idea that will offer plenty of roles for our actors and will attract bigger audiences, please let us know. We’re keen to discuss options.

Whether you’ve directed for KDC before or would finally like to give it a go, we can’t wait to see what you’ve got up your sleeves!

Pitches close on 14 April 2023 but the sooner you submit, the sooner we can start talking! Visit our Directing with KDC page for all the details and to submit your pitch.

New writing call-out, Full Stack is back!

Full Stack competition

The Full Stack project is KDC Theatre’s new writing competition and anthology show.

Each year we set a new theme and brief, and invite writers to submit new short plays. The winning scripts will make up our Full Stack summer show; an anthology production of 6-8 short plays, staged at one of the London venues KDC Theatre work with.

The summer show takes place in June/July and runs for 5 nights.

And our new brief and the submission window is now open! Please read the brief carefully and get writing – we will announce winners after the submission window closes.

Spring season auditions

The holiday period isn’t just an exciting time because of mince pies and fireworks, but also because it’s the start to the auditions of KDC Theatre’s spring season!

The details

This spring season we will be staging Slither by Carson Kreitzer, directed by Sarah Beebe, and The Bus by Stanislav Stratiev, directed by Stephen Reimer. If you were at our Christmas Quiz, you were one of the lucky ones to get a very brief sneak peak but fear not – the rest of you now get access to the audition notices too!

Audition notice: Slither
Audition notice: The Bus

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

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

Dates: 17 and 18 January 2023
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Location: Theatre Deli Leadenhall, 107 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 4AF, London

We look forward to seeing you there!

We have a cast!

After a fantastic week of auditions, we are now well into rehearsals for our Autumn season so it is time to announce the casts for Henry IV and Chatroom!

Read on for all the details:

Henry IV

Archbishop of York / Peto – Gwendolyn Blangy
Earl of Northumberland / Bardolph – Iacopo Farusi
Earl of Westmoreland – David Lindley-Pilley
Earl of Worcester – Govind Hodgson
Harry ‘Hotspur’ Percy – Josie Stephens
Lady Percy / Lancaster – Ditta Demeter
King Henry IV – David Pearson
Poins / Lord Hastings – Benjamin Gustilo
Prince Hal – Calvin Crawley
Sir John Falstaff – Jon Foster
Sir Richard Vernon – Peter Cabrera

Chatroom

Jim – David Whelan
Eva – Katie-Jayne Mainwood
Laura – Molly Millar
William – Oliver  Jones
Jack – Rhys Pearson-Shaul
Emily – Saffy  Andrews

Auditions for our 2022 Autumn season

Jumping for joy

It is that time of year again: Auditions! This autumn season we will be staging Henry IV, adapted by director Nick Mouton, and Chatroom, written by Enda Walsh.

Auditions are free and open to all. Please pick one of the dates and read the audition notices to prepare. Don’t forget to fill out the audition form before you audition!

Dates: 12 and 14 September 2022

Time: 7pm – 10pm

Location: Theatre Deli Leadenhall, 107 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 4AF, London

Audition notice: Henry IV

Audition notice: Chatroom

We’ll see you there!

Casting news for You, Me, and Noor

Thanks to all our auditionees, we had a great turnout this season and it was difficult to choose from so much talent. We wanted to keep you all!

But we had to make a choice so without further ado, our cast for this season’s show, You, Me, and Noor:

Brit Bones – Dahlia
Craig Gilchrist – Desk Monster
David Stevens – Baines
Emma Sinden – C
Helena Khullar – B
Izzy Boreham – Sara
Jacky Rowland – A
Jan Nirmal – Avinash
Julia Blyth – Eve
Julian Guassardo – Adam
Omar Aga – Abercrombie
Steph Farrell – Amy
Zora Owen – Death

Congratulations to all actors!

You, Me, and Noor will run from 28 June to 02 July at the Drayton Arms Theatre. Tickets are on sale now HERE.

Auditions coming up!

We are just a few days away from auditions for our summer show, You, Me, and Noor. KDC auditions are always free and open to all, and we need a big cast for this show! So sign up now and come along next week.

AUDITIONS

Mon 16 May / Wed 18 May 2022, 7pm -9:30pm
Theatre Deli (Broadgate), 2 Finsbury Ave, London EC2M 2PF

Auditions are free and open to all. Attend whichever one night suits you best. Recalls take place on Saturday 21 May from 12noon – 4pm.

The audition notice can be found HERE.

Remember to complete the online audition form in advance.

SHOW DATES

28 June – 2 July 2022
Drayton Arms Theatre, 53 Old Brompton Rd, Greater, London SW5 0LJ

Obsession winners & cast

We are very happy to announce the winners of our Full Stack writing competition, and the cast and directors that will make the winning scripts come to life in our show in June!

Without further ado and in no particular order, here are our script writing winners:

Barry Wood
Jamie Lakritz
Natascha Graham
Amy Oestreicher
Jen Moss
Alan Kilpatrick
Nick Mouton
Carl Fletcher
Darren Donohue
Olly Clifford

A very big thank you to all the writers who submitted their plays. We had a great time reading through all your submissions, and it was very hard just to pick ten winners!

Of course we need actors to perform those wonderful words. The auditions were busy and fun, and we want to extend a huge congratulations to our fantastic cast:

Aoife Spengeman
Carl Fletcher
David Hepburn
Grace Aldridge
Ian Green
Jacky Rowland
Sara Odeen-Isbister
Sarah Berryman

And heading up this creative endeavour are our lovely directors:

Jannina Brosowsky
Matt Aldridge
Florence Oliveira
Jon Foster
Jessica Rogers

Congratulations to everyone – let’s get back on stage and make some theatre!

Obsession will be staged 29 June – 03 July at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre in London. Tickets are on sale here.

Come audition for Obsession!

Fill in the online audition form here!

Our 5th annual Full Stack show – Obsession – will be staged at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre from 29 June to 03 July, 2021, live on an actual stage! (*gasp*)

And to stage a play, we need actors. So we are auditioning next week! Download the full audition notice HERE and read on for the important dates & information!

When: Monday 12, Tuesday 13, and Wednesday 14 April 2021
Choose whichever date suits you best, but bear in mind that auditions get busier later in the week. 
Time: Welcome at 6.45pm. Auditions start at 7pm till ~9.30pm.
Where: Online via Zoom

Auditions are free and open to all. You do not need to prepare anything for the audition.

Let’s get back on stage!

Excited to get back in front of an audience? Then sign up for auditions by filling out the online audition form so that we have your contact details and know to expect you.