By Sabrina Mahfouz

“★★★★★  - Birbara is pure undiluted power on the stage. She energetically straddles this moving story…with gripping physical, emotional and mental dexterity.” - Sydney Scoop

★★★★.5 -  Recommended without reservation. Birbara remains grounded and compelling throughout flights of fancy, abuse, murder and mayhem, all in 50 minutes.” - Dianna Simmonds

★★★★  Birbara delivers an electrifying performance…her immersion in the role is palpable.” - Limelight Magazine

“★★★★ a majestic performance by Alice Birbara…There are moments of wonderful physicality – Birbara brings a lithe, sinewy power to this role” - Arts Hub on Chef at KXT Bakehouse 2023

Presented by Virginia Plain Theatre & KXT Bakehouse

25th January - 4th February 2023, Kings Cross Theatre

“I 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.”

As Chef plans the perfect menu she reveals the events and relationships that took her from a Michelin-starred restaurant to a prison kitchen. Chef turns a life shaped by violence and loss into sublime dishes that reflect her philosophy of simplicity and respect. The Australian premiere of Sabrina Mahfouz’s award-winning play, Chef is a raw and poetic show about food, ambition and memories.

PRODUCTION TEAM

directed and designed by Victor Kalka
produced by Virginia Plain
lighting designer Jasmin Borsovszky
stage manager Christopher Starnawski
sound designer Ryan Devlin
photography by Clare Hawley/Asparay Photographics