SHIFT+SPACE | Crowded Table by lost boy

“It is a gift to cook for them. I am so lucky to be the one to offer them food at 1am. I feel a rare moment where I am content and full to the brim. I never wanted anything more than I want this and now I have it.”

Food is an important part of Max’s life - from connecting with their Jewishness by making latkes with their grandpa, to cooking for a heartbroken friend, to overcoming the school dining room. Through food, ritual, and making community, Max explores their relationships, discovering what it means to care as deeply for themself as they do their chosen family.

Crowded Table is a semi-autobiographical one-person show about cooking, kitchens, making community, and learning to love yourself. There will be live cooking on stage, and it's probably worth coming just for the free food.

About this performance

Age guidance: This performance is recommended for ages 16+

Content warning: There are no content warnings for this performance. There will be food cooked during this performance, which is not compulsory to eat. Please be aware the food may contain allergens.

Interval: This performance does not have an interval.

Post show discussion: This performance does not have a post show discussion.

Accessibility

This performance will be relaxed.

See our Accessibility Guide for information about access in our venue.

Find out more about lost boy

lost boy is a collaboration between theatremakers (and friends) Frewyn Thursfield and Roly Botha. They’ve worked extensively as individuals and Crowded Table is their debut project as a company. Between them they’re a semi-professional chef, a retired children’s party magician, and make very tasty cocktails.www.lostboytheatre.co.uk

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SHIFT+SPACE

This performance is part of the SHIFT+SPACE programme

Theatre Deli’s SHIFT+SPACE programme is a free performance opportunity for artists to present their work that needs an audience to develop, where artists keep 100% of the Box Office!

Find out more about the SHIFT+SPACE programme here.