'In 1948, Angela left Malta. Having gathered up five children, she sailed out on the Strathnavar, leaving poverty and the war behind. Her destination: Australia. In Surry Hills, she could build a bright new life. If only she could first learn the language, finish shoring up their dilapidated house, find new friends, get the racist neighbour off her back and keep her son away from sly grog queen Kate Leigh's kids.
'Back in Malta, someone else has made a journey. Making his way along Kalkara's glistening harbourside, a young man with flowing black hair has returned to claim his past. Paul Capsis is walking home.
'A journey that begins at a kitchen table becomes a sprawling family history and a fitting tribute to a much-loved matriarch. Told simply and truthfully, Angela's Kitchen is an astonishingly evocative piece of autobiographical theatre from one of Australia's most versatile performers.'
Source: Griffin Theatre Company website, http://www.griffintheatre.com.au/
Sighted: 15/11/2010
First produced by Paul Capsis at Griffin Theatre, 5 November - 18 December 2010.
Director: Julian Meyrick.
Associate Writer: Hilary Bell.
Designer: Louise McCarthy.
Composer/Sound Designer: Alister Spence.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Audio-Visual Designer: Steve Toulmin.
Stage Manager: Karina McKenzie.
Cast: Paul Capsis.
Revived by the Griffin Theatre Company, 15 May - 9 June 2012.
Director: Julian Meyrick.
Associate Writer: Hilary Bell.
Designer: Louise McCarthy.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Sound Designer: Alister Spence.
Audio-visual Designer: Steve Toulmin.
Cast: Paul Capsis.
The 2012 Griffin Theatre Company production then toured:
The Street Theatre, Canberra, 13 - 23 June 2012.
The Butter Factory, Albury, 26 - 30 June 2012.
Riverside Theatre, Parramatta, 14 - 25 August 2012.
Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Wollongong, 28 august - 1 September 2012.
The Malthouse Theatre Company at the Beckett Theatre, 4 -23 September 2012.
Brisbane Festival, 26 - 29 September 2012.
Paul Capsis and Angela's Kitchen
Dino Dimitriadis
(presenter),
2020
25305468
2020
single work
podcast
'In the first episode of the series, Dino Dimitriadis and national treasure Paul Capsis talk 'Angela's Kitchen', Capsis' deeply personal first play. A candid and intimate conversation about writing and performing autobiography, navigating personal history and the importance of giving voice to the migrant experience.'
Source: Staging the Nation.
