KDC Theatre – Central London based amateur theatre group
Maker of theatre: creating, experimenting, learning, performing.
Tickets now on sale from the Lion & Unicorn
The Arsonists, written by Max Frisch, translated by Alastair Beaton, directed by Andy Marchant is performing 7-11 July 2015 at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town. The cast is as follows:
Biedermann – Adam Moulder
Babette – Alannah King
Eisenring – Martin Hojeberg
Schmitz – James McKendrick
Anna – Fanny Klefelt
Chorus
Aiofe Deane
Chris O’Dea
Clodagh Eyres
Martina Messing
Michelle-Louise Wright
Poppy Cockburn
Two dark and darkly funny plays of domestic terror and suburban morality!
First play up, from 23 to 27 June will be the amazing Moira Buffini’s deliciously twisted Dinner, the awkwardness of a tense and “civilised” dinner party pushed to about as far as it can go. Dinner will be directed by Chris Davis and assistant directed by Hayley Cameron. Read the full audition notice
The second play of the season, with a week’s gap between them, will run from 7 to 11 July, and will be the incendiary moral play without morals, The Arsonists, by Max Frisch, translated by Alistair Beaton, and directed by Andy Marchant. Read the full audition notice
Audition nights are Tuesday 5 and Thursday 7 May, with callbacks on the 9 at Cleanbreak Studios, Patshull Road, Kentish Town. Both initial audition nights are free to attend, with no registration required and no preparation needed. The callbacks are invitation only, and we will let you know if we want to see more of you by Friday evening.
There have been a few delays in being able to officially provide you with the titles of our Summer Season at the Lion and Unicorn. The delays are unfortunately still ongoing, due to both the tight turnaround from our Spring Season, certain unavailabilities, and a series of outstanding queries with various licensors.
I know this will be frustrating for you, as it is frustrating for us at KDC Theatre to not be able to confirm this information in a timely manner, but I can assure you of this:
Both myself, as one of the season’s directors, Chris (as the other) and his AD, Hayley, have been working to swiftly resolve the issue and have come up with several exciting titles which we have been actively pursuing. We have also worked hard to ensure that these titles have an equal and broad range of roles for both male and female players of all ages. The plan from both of us was always that there would be nothing you as auditionees needed to prepare.
We intend to make an announcement later in the week regarding the Summer Season, so please keep your eyes peeled!
Andy Marchant
KDC Theatre Artistic Director
Some fantastic news! KDC Theatre have made it through to the second round of the RSC Mechanicals Auditions!
The Royal Shakespeare Company have taken actors from both groups to create an amalgamated set of Mechanicals, which means, unfortunately six of our members are no longer in the mix, but DOES mean that the remaining six can fly the flag for all of them in this fantastic opportunity.
So well done to our directors, Trina Hasthorpe and Kat Wootton, and congratulations to the 6 successful actors:
Rachel Nwokoro (Assistant Director on Hamlet)
Stephen Russell (Tony Blair in The War of the Waleses)
Valerie Antwi (The Bride in Blood Wedding)
Matt Tylianakis (El Fayoumi in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot)
Ava Pickett (Ophelia in Hamlet)
Melissa Bethune (representing the open nature of KDC as she is a brand new member!)
The next stage hits in May, this a a very exciting opportunity and we wish our team all the best!
Congratulations to the cast of All In The Timing, on between 31 March and 4 April at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town:
Aoife Deane
Charishma Nanwani
Clara Rowe
Franki Georghiou
Frankie Wade
Katy Treble
Kaustubh Vaidya
Kim Morrison
Peter Cabrera
Henry Williams
17 – 21 March, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town
Catherine – Anna Marx
Charlotte – Julia Pagett
Pearl – Sarah Hudson
Frances – Cathy Abbott
Tom – James Barton-Steel
Mr Reed – William Baltyn
Company doctor/Reporter 2 – Darren Evans
Dr Rowntree/Radio announcer/Reporter 1 – Mark Ewins
Dr Dalitsch – David Doyle
Leonard Grossman – Lionel Laurent
24 – 28 March, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town
Miss Mingle – Abby Still
Dr Harrison/Simon Stevens – Qaisar Siddiqui
Georgia/Magda Humphreys – Hayley Cameron
Professor Hudson/Roger Jones – Chris Stooke
Vicar/Sandy Johnson – Rebecca Berger
Ex-Commissioner Herbert Potts/David Palmer – Ryan Yengo
Gloria Sampson (the actress)/Susan Wilson – Jessica Anderson
Sister Augustine The Nun/Cheryl – Stephanie Okupniak-Vaughan
The Butler – Chris O’Dea
Detective Morrison – Chris Davis
The Spring Season 2015 will consist of:
17 – 21 March 2015
These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich
Directed by Kate Moore
24 March – 28 March 2015
The Butler Didn’t Do It by Ryan Watson
Directed by Charlotte Vassell
31 March – 4 April 2015
All In The Timing by David Ives
Directed by Kat Wootton
Auditions Notices for These Shining Lives and The Butler Didn’t Do It
Date: 12, 13 and 14 January
Time: 7pm
Venue: Clean Break Studios, 2 Patshull Road, Kentish Town, NW5 2LB. The nearest tube is Kentish Town
You can audition for both shows on the same night though ultimately you can only be cast in one.
Auditions Notice for All In The Timing
Date: 20 and 21 January
Time: 7pm
Venue: Clean Break Studios, 2 Patshull Road, Kentish Town, NW5 2LB. The nearest tube is Kentish Town
Our auditions are free to attend. There’ll be committee members on hand to help every night so we promise you’ll be well looked after!
Please come along on whichever days suits you but do bear in mind that the last night is usually very busy so we’d advise you come on an earlier night if you can.
Recalls will be on the following Saturdays following the initial auditions, i.e. 17 and 24 January.
Congratulations to all those cast in our RSC pitches. Those lucky people are:
Kat Wootton’s Motley Crew: London’s Mechanicals
Quince: Martin Shaw
Bottom: Valerie Antwi
Flute: Rachel Nwokoro
Snout: Matt Tylianakis
Snug: Stephen Russell
Starveling: Emily Barnes
The Mercantile Mechanicals of Trina Hasthorpe
Bottom: Andy Marchant
Quince: Ava Pickett
Flute: Mark Ewins
Snug: Caroline Doyle
Snout: Emma Rolf
Starveling: Melissa Bethune
Thank you for everyone who came to audition, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved with KDC in 2015 and we hope to see you all again in the new year.
The RSC will be doing a touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and in each region, the Mechanicals will be played by members of an Amateur Theatre Company from each region they visit. There are training opportunities and workshops; this is a fantastic chance for 6 actors from KDC to potentially be involved in a process running through 2015 and into 2016. We don’t know how many other companies will be trying out to fill the London slot, but competition will be fierce.
The wonderful Trina Hasthorpe and Kat Wootton have been chosen to direct our two submissions, and now we need YOU to audition.
1. If you are interested – email artistic@kdctheatre.com right now to register your interest
2. Auditions will be at 7pm, Tuesday 9 December at St Brides Institute.