| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Convenor: | |
| When: | Monthly on Wednesdays Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month |
| Venue: | Member's Home |
Scroll down for further information and the future programme of plays.
We are a group of about ten who read plays for fun in each others’ homes. Over a cup of tea during the 'interval', we have a good chat about the play and other matters. We meet monthly, usually on the last Wednesday.
Those who are happy to host take turns to do so. The host-of-the-month sends an invitation two or three weeks in advance to members.
Participation is free for members of Wadhurst u3a. There is no obligation to host, nor attend any of the readings.
Interested? Contact the convenor, Philip, using the link at the top of the page
About our Group:
Previous experience of play reading is unnecessary and no preparation is needed. The scripts are handed out to those assembled at the beginning of the afternoon (so no one sees it in advance). We queue to take up roles as they appear on stage; drop out when the characters exit, to join the end of the queue for the next characters that enter. This arrangement dispenses with the onerous task of casting and gives everyone the chance to read every part, big or small, with no regards to gender match/mismatch between reader and character. If this appears chaotic, give it a try. It is quite fun.
Over the following months, we shall be reading:
| Title | Description |
| A Passage to India (2004) | An adaptation of EM Forster’s novel for the stage by Martin Sherman |
| A Brief History of Women (2017) | Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy following the romantic progress of the main character, from an unsettling encounter as a very young man to an unexpected reunion late in life. |
| Thérèse Raquin (2014) | An adaptation by Helen Edmondson of Emile Zola’s scandalous novel (1866) and play (1873) - about a woman in an unhappy marriage who persuades her lover to murder her husband. |
| Pygmalion (1913) | Bernard Shaw’s well-known play that surprisingly was first presented in a German translation in Vienna before making it to the West End. |
| The Shakespeare Conspiracy (2011) | Andrew Shepherd’s fantasy comedy/thriller in which Shakespeare’s characters are real; the RSC is a branch of the government (a bit like MI6 but with better costumes); Iago is trying to destroy the world; and mankind’s last hope is a travel agent called Martin. |
If this is something that may be of interest you,
please contact Philip, the convenor, using the link at the top of the page