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Nigel Slater's Toast
Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 3m
Henry Filloux-Bennett, Nigel Slater
Based on the British Book Awards Biography of the Year, Toast is the story of Nigel Slater’s childhood, told through the tastes and smells he grew up with. From making the perfect sherry trifle to waging a war over cakes and from the pressured playground politics of sweets to the rigid rules of restaurant dining, this is a story of love, loss and…toast.
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Cast Size
2w, 3m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Literature), Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Biography -
Target Audience
Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
- Winner of the 2019 CAMEO Book to Stage Award.
Details
Summary
History
- Time Period 1970s, 1960s
- Features Period Costumes
- Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
"Food’s nostalgic power is captured with mouth-watering success in this poignant staging of the popular memoir" - The Guardian, Read more
"...this adaptation maintains both the infectious charm and disarming frankness of its source material." - The Stage, Read more
"Only those of the sourest disposition would not love this bitter-sweet show" - The Independent, Read more
"Nigel Slater's memoir is given a moreish piquancy" - The Times, Read more
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
Playwright Interview: Henry Filloux-Bennett
by Cathy Thomas
June 11, 2019
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £85 per performance plus VAT when applicable.