Celebrity Night At Cafe Red

Synopsis

Saturday Night at Cafe Red, the Frenchest chain restaurant in town - with strings of onions, checked tablecloths, and candles in wine bottles to prove it. But this is a night of change, of fresh ideas - visiting Celebrity Chef Extraordinaire Roly Ryan is in the kitchen whisking up trouble. How can he know his diners have also brought their own unusual ingredients to the table? An evening of love, of awkwardness, danger and mime.

Our Review:

3 October 2012

There’s a chain of bars in France called The Frog. Could the choice of name be a shameless appeal to tourists, a willingness to accept derogatory stereotypes or simply an indication of how ignorant the French deem foreigners? Clearly the bars aren’t meant to be frequented by natives of France, and nor are they - rather more Brits on a stag night or backpackers with a sense of humour.

This debut by actor, writer, director Lily Beven, who appears as Hillary in the play, seeks to pay homage to Britain’s own love for restaurants, particularly so-called French and Italian ones, where faux culture can be handed on a plate.

Wonderfully designed by Giuseppe Belli the set has everything, including checked table cloths and even onions attached to a bike, and the cosy studio feels like you’re diners in the same restaurant. But really it’s all about two couples and a group of three girlfriends each seated at three different tables.

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