About our Group

We are a group of about twelve 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.

Previous experience of play reading is not required and hosting is entirely voluntary. We start 2026 with our usual lunch at the Rose and Crown in Mayfield. where each one bring a short piece to read to others.

In the months that follow, we shall be reading:

Title	Theme
Mansfield Park by Constance Cox	A comedy that captures the humour of Jane Austen’s subtle satire through witty dialogue and colourful characterisations.
A Tomb With A View  by Norman Robbins	A whodunnit involving a multi-million pound will and a sinister family including a member with werewolf tendencies, another who wanders around in a toga, a gentle old lady who plants more than seeds in her flower beds, and more …
Anna Karenina by Helen Edmundson	Adapted from Tolstoy’s novel, the story centres on an extramarital affair between Anna and cavalry officer that touches on betrayal, faith, family, marriage, Imperial Russian society, desire, and the differences between rural and urban life.
An Ideal Husband  by Oscar Wilde	Ambitious government minister Sir Robert Chiltern seems assured of a smooth ascent to the top until Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning proof of his past financial chicanery.
?? by Tom Stoppard	We shall decide on a play to commemorate the recent death of one of our beloved playwrights.