The Kitchen 2011 - Articles Page 2.6

Opened: September 7, 2011
Closing: November 09, 2011

The Kitchen - 2011 - West End History , Info & More

National Theatre (Olivier)
(Waterloo) South Bank London

1950s London. In the kitchen of an enormous West End restaurant, the orders are piling up: a post-war feast of soup, fish, cutlets, omelettes and fruit flans.



Fifteen hundred customers an' half of them eating fish. I had to start work on a Friday.



Thrown together by their work, chefs, waitresses and porters from across Europe – English, Irish, German, Jewish – argue and flirt as they race to keep up. Peter, a high-spirited young cook, seems to thrive on the pressure. In between preparing dishes, he manages to strike up an affair with married waitress Monique, the whole time dreaming of a better life. But in the all-consuming clamour of the kitchen, nothing is far from the brink of collapse.



We all said we wouldn’t last the day, but tell me - what is there a man can’t get used to?



Arnold Wesker’s extraordinary play premiered at the Royal Court in 1959 and has since been performed in over 30 countries. The Kitchen puts the workplace centre stage in a blackly funny and furious examination of life lived at breakneck speed, when work threatens to define who we are.

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The Kitchen - 2011 - West End Articles Page 2.6

Tim Griffin Joins The Industry As Executive Director
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 5, 2023


The Industry, a trailblazing arts organization known for staging groundbreaking site-specific performances across Los Angeles, has announced the appointment of Tim Griffin as its new Executive Director effective June 20, 2023. With more than two decades of leadership experience among prominent arts organizations defined by their commitment to innovation and engagement with broad publics, Griffin will further propel the company's mission of experimentation and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2023


Off Script brings together a group of artists whose works offer propositions to liberate signs, symbols and words from the conventions of traditional language and text.

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2023


Prospect Theater Company and the newly launched Peter Foley Music Project have announced final additional performers for Out of Myself—Songs of Peter Foley. Learn how to purchase tickets!

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by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2023


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by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2023


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 9, 2023


Photoville, the Brooklyn-based nonprofit that brings breathtaking photography within reach of New Yorkers in all boroughs—free of charge—will present Photoville NYC 2023 (June 3 - 18).

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2023


Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has announced the complete principal casts, creative teams, and events planned for the previously announced summer season.

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by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2023


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by Blair Ingenthron - May 2, 2023


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Seven Devils Playwrights Conference Director Jeni Mahoney Announces Departure
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 21, 2023


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by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2023


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by Stephi Wild - Apr 7, 2023


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by Team BWW - Apr 3, 2023


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by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2023


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Chef Spotlight: Chef/Owner Adam Schop of STEAK FRITES BISTRO in Hell's Kitchen
by Marina Kennedy - Feb 1, 2023


Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing Chef Adam about his career and Steak Frites Bistro for our 'Chef Spotlight.'

Performance Space New York Presents MORIAH EVANS: REMAINS PERSIST, Activating the Stories Different Bodies Contain
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 30, 2022


Performance Space New York presents Moriah Evans: Remains Persist, a performance exploring and excavating the body's internal, imperceptible, and at times immaterial remains, December 10, 11, 17, 18 in the Keith Haring Theatre (150 1st Avenue, New York).

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by A.A. Cristi - Nov 18, 2022


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by Nicole Rosky - Nov 15, 2022


Jodie Comer will make her highly anticipated Broadway debut in the US premiere of Prima Facie, a new play by Suzie Miller. Prima Facie opens on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at the Golden Theatre. Previews begin on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2022


Full casting is announced for the UK tour of The Lavender Hill Mob, based on the screenplay by T.E.B. Clarke, adapted for the stage by Phil Porter. New cast members include Victoria Blunt (Audrey), Guy Burgess (Farrow), Aamira Challenger (Fernanda), Tessa Churchard (Lady Agnes), John Dougall (Sir Horace) and Tim Sutton (Sammy).

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by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2022


Full casting is announced for the UK tour of the classic Ealing Comedy, The Lavender Hill Mob, based on the screenplay by T.E.B. Clarke, adapted for the stage by Phil Porter.

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by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2022


Comedy duo Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards are set to reunite and embark on a UK tour of the classic Ealing Comedy, The Lavender Hill Mob, based on the screenplay by T.E.B. Clarke, adapted for the stage by Phil Porter.

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by Michael Major - Apr 21, 2022


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Cast Announced for THE KARATE KID- THE MUSICAL Pre-Broadway Engagement
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2022


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Photos: First Look at THE KITCHEN SINK at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2022


Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch release rehearsal images as the 10th anniversary production of Tom Wells award- winning, irresistibly funny and tender play, The Kitchen Sink prepares to open on 17 March.

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