A curated presentation of new writing extracts, developed through the companies’ artist development programme
As Yet Unscene is a new writing initiative, run through King’s Head Theatre’s free membership programme KHT Artists Club. The membership is designed to support artists, through providing discounted tickets, running bi-monthly skillshare sessions and new writing initiatives. Counterminers CIC and King’s Head Theatre are proud to present four brand new brilliant pieces of writing selected from 140 submissions. Diving into the topics of medicine, family heritage, masculinity, friendships, video games, and aliens, each extract is written, directed, and performed by emerging artists.
The pieces selected to be showcased on 10 November at the King’s Head are:
Woman, Then World by Rhian Holmes
What begins as a standard GP appointment for Martha quickly goes awry as she discovers she has been invaded by an extraterrestrial lifeform. A spacey satirical comedy about the Wild West of reproductive healthcare and how easily female bodies become foreign.
ALPHA by Lydia Gilbert
Lucia Sheridan, a disgraced journalist, prepares to interview a guest on house arrest for his “alleged” crimes against women. The reveal of an unexpected history between Lucia and Mason sets in motion a series of attempts between them to win this cat and mouse game of morality.
AFK by Dominic Conneely-Hughes
After Jacob goes to university and leaves his best friend Will at home, the two of them communicate exclusively through their favourite video game. But as the two friends grow up, Will’s increasingly online existence threatens to leave a rift in their relationship and outlooks on life.
Giants by Stephanie Abadom Stevens
Grace, a thirty-something-year-old Nigerian has devoted her whole life to being perfect. When her parents accomplish the ultimate goal for many first-generation immigrants, Grace is thrilled, but when that goal upends Grace’s stability, she is forced to go out into the world alone.
Sofi Berenger, CEO of King’s Head Theatre has said “We are so delighted to have partnered with Counterminers on As Yet Unscene this year with our KHT Artists Club. We have seen new writers, actors and directors come together under our roof to create, develop and refine their ideas and creative skills. Kings Head Theatre has always been committed to nurturing talent and I can’t wait to showcase these superb new plays. Now more than ever it’s important for theatres to provide space for new ideas and for artists to develop their craft and communities and this is just the start of that.”
Tickets for this showcase are now on sale, starting from £10:
https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/as-yet-unscene-t7gc
