The Anniversary / The Hut:
Summer 2026 Double Bill
KDC Theatre presents a double bill show of one-act plays:
“The Anniversary” by Anton Chekhov, directed by Lucy Harper
“The Hut” by Iain Prest, directed by Diana Kessler
30 June-4 July 2026
Arches Lane Theatre
8 Arches Ln, Nine Elms, London SW11 8AB
About
The anniversary
A respectable bank.
An important anniversary.
Everything must go smoothly!
As the chairman prepares a grand speech to celebrate the bank’s success, interruptions begin to pile up: a nervous clerk with his meticulously prepared report, a persistent widow demanding justice, and a series of increasingly absurd misunderstandings.
What begins as a formal occasion quickly spirals into chaos. The Anniversary is a sharp, fast-paced farce about pride, bureaucracy, and the fragility of social order. Beneath the comedy lies a satire of status, self-importance, and the desperate need to be heard.
Cast:
Shipuchin: Andy Fraser
Hirin: Sarmed Hyder
Mertchutkin: Ingrid Miller
Tatyana: Olivia Haart
Creative team:
Director: Lucy Harper
The Hut
Can a hut be a home? According to Alec: no. That’s why he’s fighting his local council’s attempt to demolish the Scout Hut in his village and turn it into flats. Hannah is a lawyer from out of town who doesn’t care about the hut and doesn’t care about the flats. She just needs to smooth the path for the property developer so she can get married to Pete and live the life she’s been dreaming of ever since they met at uni. Except Pete isn’t so sure that’s the future he wants for himself. And when Alec’s old friend and first love turns up in the village after 20 years, suddenly Alec is forced to rethink his view of the past.
“The Hut” explores what it means to be rooted in a place vs being stuck: stuck in a town, a relationship, a job. It’s about learning to walk the line between holding on to memories and freeing ourselves from ideas about who we think we are.
And trees. It’s about trees.
Cast:
Alec: Felix Fabiny
Hannah: Caity O’Meara
Stephen: Vinny Williams
Vicky: Aoife Spengeman
Mrs Ibbotson: Fiona Spencer
Pete: Theo Savvides
Creative team:
Director: Diana Kessler
