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

Video: Saskia on directing Enda Walsh’s Chatroom

Watch our video from KDC director, Saskia van ‘t Hoff as she tells you about her take on Chatroom, by Enda Walsh. Last chance to audition:14 September.

Click to view the video: Saskia talks about Chatroom

Missed out on meeting our directors at the KDC Season Launch? We’ve got you covered. Hear from one of our Autumn Season directors, Saskia van ‘t Hoff as she tells you about her take on Chatroom, and how you can get involved.

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!

Audition notice: Chatroom

Dates: 12 and 14 September 2022

Time: 7pm – 10pm

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

Come along on one night to audition for two plays.

You can also audition for our other play this season on the same night. Read the Audition Notice for Henry IV, directed by Nick Mouton.

Video: Will Shakes (and director Nick)

Watch our video from KDC director, Nick Mouton as he tells you about his take on Henry IV. Auditions are on 12 and 14 September.

Missed out on meeting our directors at the KDC Season Launch? We’ve got you covered. Hear from one of our Autumn Season directors, Nick Mouton as he tells you about his take on Henry IV, and how you can get involved.

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!

Audition notice: Henry IV

Dates: 12 and 14 September 2022

Time: 7pm – 10pm

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

Come along on one night to audition for two plays.

You can also audition for our other play this season on the same night. Read the Audition notice for Chatroom, written by Enda Walsh directed by Saskia van ‘t Hoff here.

KDC Season Launch – Meet the Directors

KDC invites you to our Autumn Season Launch. Meet the directors on 6 Sept.

This autumn, KDC invites you to audition for two shows: Chatroom written by Enda Walsh, and Shakespeare’s Henry IV.

Want to learn more? Come along to KDC’s Season Launch at the new Theatre Deli Bar, at the Leadenhall space at 7.30pm on Tuesday 6 September.

KDC aUtumn SEASON LAUNCH

Tuesday 6 Sept, 7.30pm
Theatre Deli Leadenhall bar
107 Leadenhall St, London EC3A 4AF

Hear the directors speak about their productions and answer your questions at the Season Launch. You can also talk to them about getting involved in other backstage ways.

Add the Season Launch to your calendar

Read the audition notices and find out about audition dates here.

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!

Imprints to Edinburgh Fringe

Our hit devised show from last April is going to the Edinburgh Fringe this month! It’s been retooled into a tight 1-act and will be on 15-20 August. Massive good luck to all involved, hope you have a great time spreading our creation to the world.

If you’re going to be in Edinburgh, come see us! Tickets available now

Notice of the AGM 2022

Join us at our Annual General Meeting where we’ll update members on the charity’s progress, consider proposals for its future, and vote in our new trustees and committee members.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of KDC Theatre will be at 7.30pm on Thursday 4 August 2022, held virtually on Zoom to transact the following business:

AGENDA

View the revised agenda including the nominees here

  1. Reports and accounts
    1. Introduction and report from the Chair, Sarah Dobson.
    2. Report from the Artistic Director, Carl Fletcher.
    3. Report from the Treasurer, Hugo Wilson.
  1. Proposal for KDC to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

KDC Theatre is currently an unincorporated charity. Members will consider and vote on the proposal to convert the charity into a CIO. Details can be found here.

  1. Member proposed resolutions

Details of any proposed resolutions will be made available. Proposed resolutions should be sent to the Chair by 11pm on 2 August 2022. If applicable, a revised agenda will be issued prior to the AGM. 

NB. Proposed resolutions may be submitted by full members of KDC by clicking here. Find out who is a full KDC member here.

  1. Appointment of charity trustees

Nominations are required for the following officers: Chair, Artistic Director, Treasurer. 

Nominations for all trustees, including non-officers, must be received by 11pm on 2 August 2022. 

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 2 August 2022. 

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,

Sarah Dobson

Chair of Trustees

KDC Theatre

RSVP

Planning on attending? Get the joining link for the meeting here.

Want to join the committee?

KDC members can nominate and be nominated for committee positions at https://www.kdctheatre.com/committee/.

If you want to be nominated for a committee position and you’ve been involved in KDC in the last year, your friendly KDC Chair can help you with that. Click here to drop her a line.

Details of committee positions are here.

KDC Awards Night and End of Year Celebration

We’re holding the first annual KDC Awards Night on Saturday 23 July, 8pm. We’ll be handing out awards, getting together with casts from the past year, and having a good old time. 

Bored of the same-old standard awards categories? Us too. Rather than best actor, best director etc, we’re opting for awards that recognise some great moments in each show from the past year. We’ll be sharing more details and how to cast your votes in the week of the event.

If you’ve been involved in – or have seen – a KDC show in the last year, come along to cheer on the nominees as we celebrate a fabulous time spent making some great theatre together.

All the details are here

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