Áine was one of just 6 directors invited by The Old Vic to direct a newly penned play from first reading at 7am in the Grand Hotel to curtain up in the Komedia Theatre at 7pm. Aine directed Driftwood by Jamie Martin, which received excellent reviews for the cast of four, and she was the only director to be commended by name in reviews of the event.

"Driftwood by Jamie Martin was an interesting exercise in times past and present put across together in parallel time. It is notable for its direction by Aine King and a good performance by Chris Harrison and Kieron James. An interesting story, it needed more time in honesty to develop the ideas more fully. I think it could work well as a short forty-or-so minute radio play with the voices interspersed to create more interesting comparisons between theparents and the children."