Nigel Slater’s Toast which is currently touring the UK will be concluding its run at The Crewe Lyceum Theatre in Cheshire this December. The play is based on Nigel Slater’s award-winning autobiography, with the same name. Vividly recreating suburban England in the 1960s, Nigel’s childhood is told through the tastes and smells he grew up with and the audience with be enveloped by the evocative sights and sounds of cookery that defined the definitive moments of his youth.
The author of a collection of bestselling books and presenter of nine BBC television series, Nigel Slater has been the food columnist for The Observer for 25 years. His memoir ‘Toast – the Story of a Boy’s Hunger’ won six major awards, has been translated into five languages and became a BBC film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Freddie Highmore.
Here’s a short video of what to expect when you head for the show
When is Toast at Crewe Lyceum Theatre?
The show will be on Tuesday, 3 December until Saturday, 7 December 2019 at 7.30pm with matinee shows at 2.30pm.
How much are the tickets?
Show tickets are priced from £12.50 to at £32.50 each. The pre-show dining with Toast menu inspired by Nigel Slater’s 12 Tastes of Christmas priced at £40 per person will start at 6pm, alternatively, you can also reserve your table in the Lyceum Restaurant for 5.45pm or 12.45pm.
How can I book the tickets?
Tickets can be booked by calling the box office on 01270 368 242 or by visiting Crewe Lyceum’s website here.
Where is Crewe Lyceum Theatre?
The Crewe Lyceum Theatre is the only Edwardian theatre in Cheshire East. At over 100 years old, it’s an institution in Crewe and Cheshire. In 2012, HQ Theatres and Hospitality took on operation of the theatre on behalf of Cheshire East Council. The theatre was given an interior facelift culminating with a gala debut of a new restaurant and Circle Suite in May 2012. Today the Lyceum Theatre is the place to be in Cheshire for great evenings of entertainment in luxurious surroundings, enjoyable afternoons of dining or taking the stage for weddings and functions. The Lyceum Theatre also offers opportunities for corporate hire and filming opportunities for television or movies.
About Jonnie Riordan
Jonnie is a London based Director and Movement Director. He is a proud graduate of Frantic Assembly’s Ignition programme and works closely with the company as a Creative Practitioner. Jonnie is the Associate Director of ThickSkin. As a director credits include Man Up (Frantic Assembly Ignition, Stratford Circus, Lattitude), Boy Magnet and White Noise (ThickSkin) and Found (The Albany). As Movement Director credits include Connections Festival 16/17 (National Theatre), Maggie & Pierre (Finborough Theatre), Mobile (The Paper Birds), Home (Frozen Light), CAUGHT (Pleasance Theatre), A Tale of Two Cities (Brit Project, University of South Florida) and Cracking, Hooked and Bat Boy (Iso Productions, New Wimbledon Studio). Jonnie is the Associate Director for Frantic Assembly’s Things I Know to be True.
About Henry Filloux-Bennett
Henry has worked for organisations including The Lowry, Bill Kenwright Ltd, Theatre Royal Haymarket, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Nottingham Playhouse and HighTide. As a director and independent producer West End credits to date include Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ (Theatre Royal Haymarket) and ‘Well’ by Lisa Kron (Apollo Theatre). Prior to starting in theatre he worked in kitchens including Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s, the two-Michelin star Restaurant Tom Aikens, and the three-Michelin star Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. ‘Toast’ is Henry’s third play.
About Nigel Slater
Author, columnist, diarist and programme maker, Nigel Slater has been cookery writer for The Observer newspaper for twenty-five years. His best-selling books include the classics ‘Appetite’, the two-volume ‘Tender’, The Kitchen Diaries’ trilogy and most recently ‘The Christmas Chronicles’. His memoir ‘Toast – the Story of a Boy’s Hunger’ won six major awards and became a BBC film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Freddie Highmore.
Nigel’s BBC television programmes include Simple Suppers, Eating Together and his documentary trilogy Nigel Slater’s Middle East. He is not a professional chef. His food is understated, handcrafted home cooking. He believes there is something quietly civilizing about sharing a meal with other people. Nigel’s writing has won the National Book Awards, the Glenfiddich Trophy, the James Beard Award, the British Biography of the Year and the André Simon Memorial Prize. Television awards include a Guild of Food Writers’ Award for his BBC1 series Simple Suppers and the BBC Food Personality of the Year.
Toast is the memoir of Nigel’s childhood. It has won five literary awards and been translated into six languages. Toast has been dramatised for radio, made into a film and has recently been adapted for the stage. After it’s premier at The Lowry and the Edinburgh Fringe it moved to London in the spring and summer of 2019. It is now touring until Christmas.
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