Gastronomic - (Modern Plays) (Paperback)

About the Book

"The sharing of food. In most cultures, this has always meant... 'welcome'. Gastronomic is a seven-course tasting menu, prepared by three sky-chefs, on board an Airbus A380 heading for London. Ingredients mix, tastes cross-pollinate, and strangers break bread together as the chefs guide you through a British-inspired culinary journey. On the ground at Heathrow, border control is on high alert. Gastronomic reveals the blueprints of the world's best chefs and celebrates the importance of eating together. This edition was published to coincide with the production at curious directive's studio theatre, Norwich, in May 2023." --

Book Synopsis

The sharing of food. In most cultures, this has always meant. . . 'welcome'.

Gastronomic is a seven-course tasting menu, prepared by three sky chefs, on board an Airbus A380 heading for London.

Ingredients mix, tastes cross-pollinate, and strangers break bread together as the chefs guide you through a British-inspired culinary journey. On the ground at Heathrow, border control is on high alert.

Gastronomic reveals the blueprints of the world's best chefs and celebrates the importance of eating together.

This edition was published to coincide with the production at curious directive's studio theatre, Norwich, in May 2023.

About the Author

Since its inception in 2008, curious directive, a devising ensemble based in the East of England, has been making innovative theatre which peers through the lens of science. The Telegraph calls them 'a young company clearly destined for great things'. The company is an ever-growing nomadic family of performers, scientists, video/sound designers, illustrators, technicians, choreographers and composers. curious directive makes work which lets scientific ideas breathe, using a scientific text as the heartbeat through their work.