Toni-Dee Paul
My Father's Kitchen
Presented by Word of Warning, STUN + Black Gold Arts Festival during Divergency: Tabletop Trio
In Brief
So welcome, welcome to my father’s kitchen…
Or at least, this is how I remember it…
Venue + Booking Details for Divergency: Tabletop Trio
Date: Thursday 6 October 2016, 6pm
Venue: Z-arts, 335 Stretford Road, Manchester, M15 5ZA
Tickets: £6/3 (very limited capacity)
Venue (Z-arts) Tel: 0161 232 6089
Access Information
Age advisory: 14+ (parental/guardian discretion).
Spoken word based, with use of vegan friendly food and drink during the performance. For specific age and access information please email divergency@habmcr.org or call 0161 232 6086.
More
Exploring home-cooked food and family trees, whilst delving into the stories that unfold in her father’s kitchen, the show examines the relationship between an 8-year-old girl and her estranged father, and the journey that follows 12 years on, whilst reflecting on hundreds of years of Jamaican history through memory & poetry.
Who is she?
Toni-Dee is a theatre maker, collaborator, writer and performance artist from Leeds. Her practice explores identity politics, memory and culture using auto-biography as stimulus for her work thus far. Toni has previously been commissioned by Fuel and has toured her mono-dialogue Rum Punch around the North of England; she has also worked with artists such as Andy Smith + Selina Thompson.
What people have said about My Father’s Kitchen
An adventure through time, culture and cuisine. Delivered with emotion and empathy, this solo performance makes connections to personal and political issues and offers a taste into someone else’s world.
Audience member
…spins a yarn with such warmth and intimacy.
Audience member
Credits
Developed as a Divergency micro-commission with support from hÅb + STUN (Sustained Theatre Up North).
Websites
tonidp0205.wixsite.com | @tonidee_p
www.divergencymcr.org | #Divergency | Black Gold Arts Festival