| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: | |
| When: | Monthly on Thursdays 1st Thursday of the month |
| Venue: | (contact coordinator) |
We are a friendly group of play readers who have been reading play scripts together since 2018. We have read an eclectic mix of plays in that time which can be serious, thought-provoking, funny or a murder mystery. They have all entertained us and we find that our play reading skills are improved.
Members take turns to choose a play from our chosen library’s drama department and once one is selected they take over the casting of that play. We take turns to host in our own homes if that is practicable. We have been to see a few productions, both at the Alexander Theatre (Abigail’s Party) and the Bear Pit Theatre in Stratford upon Avon (The Cherry Orchard).
When we take a short break our host provides us with tea, coffee and biscuits and we use this time to talk about the play. At the end of the session we always leave feeling that we have had an afternoon well spent.
If you are interested please come and read a part in one of our plays. We are a very welcoming group.
The idea is that we enjoy being thespians without having to act on stage!!
Forthcoming Plays
Past Plays
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The highly respected Alicia Christie makes one defiant criminal gesture - a cry for help - when she steals a black chiffon nightdress from a reputable department store.
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If you are delivering the “Lecture of the Year” to a hundred of the world’s leading physicians, the last thing you want is a distraught mistress from 20 years ago turning up.
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Set in a rundown hotel on the German border, this play follows a crazy night that ensues when five guests arrive and cause mayhem for the staff and themselves.
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This exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem was both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society.
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This drama is set in Bolton and concerns the Crompton family, especially Rafe, the father, and his attempts to assert his authority in the household as his children grow up.
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Four friends are holidaying on Lindisfarne when a surprise visitor disrupts their plans.