This Play Reading group started in September 2022.

Our choices are based on the suggestions which all the members are invited to make. So we cover a wide range of plays by well-known, mostly 20th century writers. There is no need for any special acting ability -  just an enjoyment of plays and an interest in finding out more about a variety of different playwrights.

We meet in members' homes on bus routes and with on-street parking. Members also share lifts as much as possible.

Meetings run from 13.15 and generally finish by 16.30. We borrow sets of plays from Bristol Drama Library, and give out copies at the end of the session for members to read in advance for the next meeting if they so wish.

Roles are allocated on the day fairly randomly, with members swapping  between Acts or Scenes to give everyone a chance to read a "meatier" part. Where possible, we keep the same role(s) throughout the play, to feel more involved with the characters.

There is a short break, usually at the end of an Act halfway through, for refreshments and to discuss the play so far.

The current contribution is up to £1 each per meeting to cover running costs.

We welcome enquiries from interested members. If you'd like more information, Bath u3a members can contact us via the Enquiry link at the top of this page. Non-members should contact the Groups Advisers for more information.

Plays read so far include:

The Importance of Being Earnest	Oscar Wilde	Separate  Tables	Terence Rattigan
Dancing at Lughnasa	Brian Friel	The Playboy of the Western World	John Millington Synge
All My Sons	Arthur Miller	The Little Foxes	Lillian Hellman
Under Milk Wood	Dylan Thomas	Amadeus	Peter Shaffer
The Real Thing	Tom Stoppard	The Rivals	Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Neighbourhood Watch	Alan Ayckbourn	The Liar	Florian Zeller
Time and the Conways	J.B. Priestley	The Government Inspector	Nikolai Gogol
Salt of the Earth	John Godber	Entertaining Strangers	David Edgar
Witness for the Prosecution	Agatha Christie	A Man for All Seasons	Robert Bolt
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	Tennessee Williams	The Winslow Boy	Terence Rattigan
Table Manners	Alan Ayckbourn	Cash on Delivery	Michael Cooney
The Lady in the Van	Alan Bennett	Living Together	Alan Ayckbourn
Blithe Spirit	Noel Coward	The Crucible	Arthur Miller
Round & Round the Garden	Alan Ayckbourn	Arcadia	Tom Stoppard
The School for Scandal	Richard Brinsley Sheridan	The Madness of King  George	Alan Bennett
Anagram of Murder	Seymour Mathews	When we are Married	J.B.Priestley
Three Sisters	Anton Chekhov	This Happy Breed	Noel Coward
Crown  Matrimonial	Royce Ryton	Cold Comfort Farm	Paul Doust
Filumena	Eduardo De Filippo	Arsenic and Old Lace	Joseph Kesselring
Plenty	David Hare	Make and Break	Michael Frayn
An Ideal Husband	Oscar Wilde	A Voyage round my Father	John Mortimer
Spider's Web	Agatha Christie	The Doctor's Dilemma	Bernard Shaw
Comic Potential	Alan Ayckbourn	Fathers and Sons	Brian Friel
An Inspector Calls	J. B .Priestley	Major Barbara	Bernard Shaw