Using spoken word and comedy MAN IS DI FEAST follows Olive, a Jamaican restaurant owner visited by different versions of herself after learning that Olive's Community Kitchen is under threat of gentrification in SE London. Can she handle the heat, or will she be evicted from her kitchen?
Olive represents the working class migrant woman, who is too often misunderstood, misinterpreted and overshadowed. This spoken word is a protest for anyone brave enough to listen.
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
