What is the secret to the most perfect cup of tea? Is it the water? The tea bag or the spoon? What if it was the tea kettle?

Great Kettle for The People, an original play written by local playwright Troy Ginter, centres around a “magical” tea kettle that produces the undisputed best cup of tea. Or so they say…

Mel, a life-long member of a small coastal village, has passed away. Now Mel’s closest friends have descended on her kitchen and her kettle. Mel’s granddaughter, Frankie, has to deal with each villager as they arrive, usually unannounced. Villagers who want to poke their noses into Frankie’s business, as well as in the kettle and the cups.

How far would some people go to wield the power of The Great Kettle?