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Director pitches Summer and Autumn 2017

Summer & Autumn 2017

With our Spring season cast and on its way, the time has come for us to throw open our doors and invite you, our very talented and much loved membership, to help us create the magic that will be our summer and winter seasons 2017.

What’s the deal?

We want to hear from all budding and established directors who would be interested in pitching a play to be performed for one week 2nd -8th July and form part of our summer season. We are also looking for people interested in pitching plays to be performed in late October/early November as part of winter.

What kind of thing do we want?

ANYTHING!!! We love theatre in all it’s dramatic, hilarious, touching and downright avant-garde glory. From Shakespeare to new writing, Ibsen to long-form improv, we’ve done a lot and we are always looking for the next challenge.

Things to consider

KDC prefers play with upwards of 8 roles in order to give our actors plenty of parts. However, don’t let that deter you from pitching other things, we have ways…

The theatres we use are fairly small and our show budgets are limited. If you are picturing a revolve and purpose built ship it probably won’t happen.

KDC have fantastic actors but they aren’t professionals: they have lives, families, jobs, insecurities and are doing theatre because they love it, not because they are paid for it. As a director you need to be sensitive this and create an environment where people feel safe and free to be creative. Please have a think about this because it’s very important and we will ask!

But I haven’t directed before!!

That’s fine, we have to do everything for the first time at some point. Although we do like a bit of experience, we appreciate different backgrounds bring different talent and have plenty of old hands to help you find your feet.

The Details

Summer shows will be at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town.

Rehearsals will start in mid-April.

I’m interested, what now?

Fill out our application form, after the deadline, the KDC committee will read applications and decide who to invite for an interview.

If you have any questions please email:

Kim Morrison: artistic@kdctheatre.com

Spring Season 2017 Auditions

When: 6:15-6:30pm registration, auditions 6:30pm-9:30pm, Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 January 2017. Choose whichever date suits you best.
Where: Theatre Deli Studios, 30 Marsh Wall, Isle of Dogs, London E14 9TP Nearest Tube: Canary Wharf or South Quay
Auditions are FREE to attend
Recalls: 10am-4pm, Sunday 22 January 2017
Venue: As Above
You will be called on Friday 20 January if the director would like to see you again.

Audition Notices:
The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley, dir. Nick Mouton, perf. 28 Mar – 1 Apr
Dante’s Divine Comedy, dir. Douglas Baker, perf. 4 – 8 Apr
Den of Thieves by Stephen Adly Guirgis, dir. Duncan Moore, perf. 11 – 15 Apr

Directors for Spring Season 2017

In Spring 2017 we’ll be back at the Barons Court Theatre for three weeks from 27 March through to 15 April. We’re looking for three directors to take on a week each with rehearsals starting in January 2017.

What’s the deal?

Without our wonderful directors nothing would happen. We rely on you creative geniuses to dream up the ideas and become the enthusiastic, balls of energy that inspire our actors to take those ideas to the stage. We want to hear from all budding and established directors who would be interested in pitching a play. Over the past year we’ve had directors doing their first play and their fortieth-ish so don’t let your level of experience deter you.

What kind of thing do we want?

ANYTHING!!! We love theatre in all its dramatic, hilarious, touching and downright avant-garde glory. It’s been a while since we dusted off the Shakespeare folio so we’d be interested to hear some Shakespeare pitches. And if new writing takes your fancy let us know and we’ll send you the scripts that are in the new writing bank.

Things to consider

KDC prefers play with upwards of 8 roles in order to give our actors plenty of parts. However, don’t let that deter you from pitching other things, we have ways…

The theatres we use are fairly small and our show budgets are limited. If you are picturing a revolve and purpose built ship it probably won’t happen.

KDC have fantastic actors but they aren’t professionals: they have lives, families, jobs, insecurities and are doing theatre because they love it, not because they are paid for it. As a director you need to be sensitive this and create an environment where people feel safe and free to be creative. Please have a think about this because it’s very important and we will ask!

I’m interested, what now?

In the first instance drop Kim our Artistic Director (artistic@kdctheatre.com) a quick email briefly explaining what you’d like to pitch by 5pm on Friday 30 September and we can take it from there. We’ll be hearing pitches on Monday 3 October so please keep that date free.