This event is free but ticketed.

Please note – the February and March play reading groups have been swapped around. ‘Break’ is being read this month as opposed to ‘After Margritte’.

‘Break’ by Christian Jones

“Break” is a one Act, contemporary black comedy set in the staffroom of an inner-city British secondary school. The action takes place over the course of morning breaktime, though features flashbacks focused on the main characters. Christian Jones is a local teacher of drama and film and he developed this play with an A level group. He describes the style as ‘very much influenced by the work of Christopher Durang though those who have read it already have also mentioned similarities to the humour of ‘Bottom’, ‘The Young Ones’, French and Saunders, and even ‘South Park’. Buckle up and prepare to be shocked!

A Message from the organiser Chris Gill

We have been running play readings once a month at the Marine Theatre since January 2023. The Theatre continues kindly to provide the venue free to support community drama. We have a small group of regular attenders and we are always pleased to welcome new people, whether they want to read or just listen. The selection for January to March is giving new authors a chance, with two so far unperformed plays being given their first outing in January and March. This quarter, we will also be paying homage to Tom Stoppard, who sadly died last year, with a reading of ‘After Magritte’.

If you want to go on our circulation list or have any questions about the meetings, please
contact Chris Gill through the Marine Theatre.

Please remember to bring with you a paper or screen copy of the script if you wish to read. We are not able to provide copies.