Monday Evening Readings
January 13, 2025
No Reading
No Monday night reading due to lack of organizer.
January 20, 2025
Annual General Meeting - Members Only
Members should have already received emails communicating about the agenda and voting procedures for the AGM which will be held in person at the Community Center at St. Andrew's Church.
January 27, 2025
So Young by Douglas Maxwell
Look, there are two ways to go. Do you freeze in place, looking backwards all the time... or do you move on? Summer 2021. Lockdown is over. Just. Three months ago Milo lost his wife to Covid. She was only forty five. So young. Tonight he has invited his two oldest pals, Davie and Liane, to come round and drink some wine, listen to some tunes and reminisce about the olden days. And there's something else... He wants them to meet the new love of his life. Her name is Greta. They met online. And she's twenty years old. From the celebrated writer of Decky Does a Bronco and I Can Go Anywhere, Douglas Maxwell's So Young sees an innocuous evening slide towards ruin as old friends face the challenges of middle age... the pull of the past... and the promise of the future.
February 10, 2025
Constellations by Nick Payne
Constellations is a high concept romance, a Sliding Doors to the power of 100 – and many other things at once: a drama about time and memory, about death and grief, playful and profound, comic and mournful. Nick Payne’s dazzling play is a beautiful rich exploration into human connections with a plot that ingeniously keeps us guessing until the very end.
The Zurich English-Speaking Theatre meets almost every Monday evening for a play reading. Potential new members are always welcome - take a look at the reading details on this page for the next reading date. All meetings take place at St. Andrew's Community Centre, near Stadelhofen in central Zurich (see the map below). Doors open around 19:00 for an informal get-together and the reading starts at 19:30 unless otherwise stated. You don't need to sign up or inform us that you are coming, but if you have any questions, please contact us via the General Enquiries page.
Play readings are organised and read by members without rehearsal with scripts in hand and a basic set. Newcomers will not be initially asked to read, but if you'd like to get involved, talk to anyone on the committee and we will be glad to put you down on the reading list.
Monday readings are open to anyone and count towards your membership session count. For more information on membership, see the membership page.
Coronavirus
Following changes to the BAG restrictions, certificates will no longer be required to attend in-person events. Some venues still require us to wear masks despite the changes, which we must abide by. Please do not attend an event if you have COVID-like symptoms. Food and drink may be consumed again and wine will be provided again on Mondays in the coming weeks.
