Here's our flyer - artwork designed by Francesca David. If you're around Islington this weekend you might just be handed one!

Back page of our flyer for Kingdom of Earth at the Rosemary Branch

Kingdom of Earth is now coming soon at a theatre near you! Opening at the Rosemary Branch Theatre in Islington in September 10th. www.mrdtheatre.com

Here's a look at the set-up for the finale of the trilogy!

Show #26: Kingdom of Earth. So I went and saw one of the five plays for Drama Centre London’s directing grads. It was only an hour, and it was a combination of three Tennessee Williams plays. The play consisted of only three actors, and may I just say, the three of them pulled off far superior American southern accents than most Americans can. The set was very simple, just some chairs, and a few plain white backdrops that were used for excellent shadow effects. The space was a black box, but it was huge, so with such a small set and cast, it made the lives of these characters seem even smaller and gloomier. In each of the three segments the actors had to take on a completely different role, but the transitions were flawless. They may be ending one show where they were just screaming or sobbing, but this was completely erased by the time the lights came up on the next segment. The emotions were especially penetrative. If they felt trapped, I felt trapped. If they were nervous, I was nervous. If I was to go to this and not know it was a student piece, I’d...

Here's a shot of the preset for Kingdom of Earth. A shadow of a female figure turns and twists, looking for something, as Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong's Summertime plays the audience in.

Ken Nwosu as Chicken here - ready to become 'king of this place and everything on it!'

Here's the beautiful Eva Jane Willis playing the Woman from Talk To Me Like The Rain And Let Me Listen. (Although we decided we'd call her Elaine in the rehearsal room!)

Here's Zachary Fall playing the menacing Silva Vicarro. (Eva Jane sneaks an appearance in the background playing Flora Meighan.)

Here's our creepy family photo of the Kingdom of Earth creative team! From left to right on the back is Francesca David, designer Chris Hosking, director and Kay Michael, assistant director and up front the lovely actors Zachary Fall Eva Jane Willis and Ken Nwosu.