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My English Persian Kitchen
written by Hannah Khalil from a story by Atoosa Sepehr.
What would you take if you were forced to leave home with no hope of returning? How would you make a fresh start somewhere completely new? This is the true story about one woman who loses everything.
Remembering the tastes and aromas of her mother’s kitchen with live cooking on stage, she recreates the dishes of her childhood and homeland, building a new life and community around food.
Written by award-winning Hannah Khalil from the story by Atoosa Sepehr, this life-affirming play chronicles a quest to start again.
MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN was first performed at the Traverse Theatre as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe produced by Soho Theatre and Traverse Theatre.
Produced by Farnham Maltings and presented on tour by House Theatre.
Age guidance: 13+ years
Running time: 70 mins approx.
‘A thoroughly flavourful feast of a play that transports its audiences, through its aromatic delights, into an Iranian kitchen’
‘Utterly sensational’
Production Photos by Ellie Kurttz
★★★★★ ‘Masterfully staged’ – Entertainment Now
★★★★★ ‘Graphic. Gripping. Emotional. Inspiring.' – Scots Gay Arts
★★★★ ‘A thoroughly flavourful feast of a play’ – The Guardian
★★★★ ‘Gripping and dynamic’ – The Observer
★★★★ ‘Warm, vibrant’ – WhatsOnStage
★★★★ ‘Effective’ – North West End
★★★★ ‘Tremendously inventive’ – All Edinburgh Theatre
★★★★ ‘A tasty treat’ – The List
★★★★ ‘Brilliantly designed’ – Corr Blimey
★★★★‘Nefar is an engaging storyteller’ – Bouquets and Brickbats
★★★★ 'Nefar is a delightfully charismatic MasterChef' – Edinburgh Guide
★★★★ ‘Performed with passion, sensitivity and humour’ – Broadway Baby
★★★★‘Seamlessly blending cooking and storytelling’ – The Student News
★★★★ ‘the theatrical equivalent of comfort food.’ – The Indiependent
★★★★★ ‘a feast for the senses’ - Green Room Reviews
★★★★★ ‘food and theatre fusion excites the senses’ – Liam O’Dell
★★★★★ ‘doesn’t just tell a story, it feeds you, body and soul’- London Theatre Doc
★★★★★ - What’s Good to do
★★★★★– City Girl Network
