***** (5\/5 stars)<\/strong><\/p>\n Chef<\/em> is a theatrical monologue written by award winning poet Sabrina Mahfouz and vibrantly performed by Jade Anouka, about an haute cuisine chef who ends up as a convicted inmate running a prison kitchen. Anouka\u2019s chef character is elegant and passionate gushing forth with stories flowing from the heart.<\/p>\n Staged in the curved metal dome of Underbelly\u2019s Big Belly theatre and well directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward, the set comprises a shiny metal kitchen table, several utensils and a whiteboard. Anouka wears a chef\u2019s jacket, a black and white scarf on her head, and grey just below the knee length trousers.<\/p>\n Mahfouz\u2019s language is poetic and the layers are fascinating as she leads us through each chapter of a cook-book about the art of cooking peppered with juicy life stories. Anouka writes several intriguing headings on the whiteboard, such as\u2026The Perfect Peach<\/em>\u2026and Coconut Curried Tofu<\/em> then tells us about different eras of her life – her philosophy of the perfect peach, her loves, distrust, hopes and dreams.<\/p>\n The combination of Anouka\u2019s earnest, gutsy, alive and on point physical performance as the chef and the beautifully fluid crafting by Mahfouz makes this an outstanding performance piece. Satisfying in every way, this one-hour monologue is very entertaining and moving, going deep into a raw emotional core, captivating the audience.<\/p>\n Information and Tickets:<\/strong><\/p>\n Location:<\/strong> Underbelly, Cowgate (Venue 61) Review by Jo Tomalin www.ForAllEvents.com Chef – is Brilliant! ***** (5\/5 stars) Chef is a theatrical monologue written by award winning poet Sabrina Mahfouz and vibrantly performed by Jade Anouka,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-jo-tomalin"},"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":true,"span_bottom":"
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\nMore Info\/Tickets:<\/strong> https:\/\/tickets.edfringe.com\/whats-on\/chef
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