• Runtime: 120 minutes

• Theatre

Blue Kettle by Caryl Churchill: Derek is meeting his birth mother for the first time - or is he? What are the motives for making contact? What are the rules in such situations? Can we try it with different words? Do we even need all the words? Blue Kettle is what Caryl Churchill calls an "anti-play". An experiment with the way we use language. But perhaps we don't need to take it too seriously - or do we?

This is a Chair by Caryl Churchill: This is a series of short playlets that explore current affairs in a different way. It's a quirky, ironic piece where everyday conversations such as we all have over the breakfast table, or making arrangements to meet and an exchange before bedtime are counterpointed, following on from Brecht, by means of a surtitle to some big issues.

Both are Lace Market Theatre amateur productions, the first presented by arrangement with Samuel French, Ltd., the second by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.