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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101474265391

ISBN-139781474265393

eBay Product ID (ePID)211941232

Product Key Features

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameChef

Publication Year2015

SubjectTheater / Playwriting, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

TypeTextbook

AuthorSabrina Mahfouz

Subject AreaDrama, Performing Arts

SeriesModern Plays Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight2.1 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2015-375840

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsAn extremely tasty 50 minutes full of unexpected flavours and depths . . . Lyrical yet bruising writing . . .Cleverly structured . . . The order and cleanliness of the kitchen becomes a metaphor for an escape from the chaotic life of her childhood. But even in the pristine kitchen unexpected dangers lurk, and violence erupts in the sharp blade of a carving knife and trickle of blood on the chopping board. Small but nicely formed, and very piquant., "A nuanced, deeply moving story...vigorous, subtly political work" -- The Times "Mahfouz's poetic script fizzes with energy" -- Independent "An extremely tasty 50 minutes full of unexpected flavours and depths . . . Lyrical yet bruising writing . . .Cleverly structured . . . The order and cleanliness of the kitchen becomes a metaphor for an escape from the chaotic life of her childhood. But even in the pristine kitchen unexpected dangers lurk, and violence erupts in the sharp blade of a carving knife and trickle of blood on the chopping board. Small but nicely formed, and very piquant." -- Guardian "Mahfouz interjects moving stories from Chef's life with beautifully written tales of dishes" -- Whatsonstage "The best production I saw . . . outstanding . . . a bruising monologue" -- Observer

Dewey Decimal822.92

SynopsisI cook here, create here, make here be as much of life as I can because outside of this I'm not safe, I don't know the way. Chef tells the gripping story of how one woman went from being a haute-cuisine head chef to a convicted inmate running a prison kitchen. Leading us through her world of mouth-watering dishes and heart-breaking memories, Chef questions our attitudes to food, prisoners, violence, love and hope. Inspired by an interview Mahfouz conducted with celebrity chef Ollie Dabbous, Chef studies food as the ultimate art form taking stimulus from Dabbous's obsession with simplicity and making something the best it can be. Featuring Sabrina Mahfouz's distinct, lyrical style in abundance, Chef received its premiere at the Underbelly, Cowgate, during the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, winning a Fringe First, and was produced at the Soho Theatre, London, in June 2015., I cook here, create here, make here be as much of life as I canbecause outside of thisI'm not safe, I don't know the way. Chef tells the gripping story of how one woman went from being a haute-cuisine head chef to a convicted inmate running a prison kitchen. Leading us through her world of mouth-watering dishes and heart-breaking memories, Chef questions our attitudes to food, prisoners, violence, love and hope. Inspired by an interview Mahfouz conducted with celebrity chef Ollie Dabbous, Chef studies food as the ultimate art form taking stimulus from Dabbous's obsession with simplicity and making something the best it can be. Featuring Sabrina Mahfouz's distinct, lyrical style in abundance, Chef received its premiere at the Underbelly, Cowgate, during the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, winning a Fringe First, and was produced at the Soho Theatre, London, in June 2015.

LC Classification NumberPR6113.A33846