Wellington Chef Turns Playwright

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For Immediate Release

Tza Drake has been a local Wellington chef for 15 years. From his experiences in the kitchen, Tza has penned My Kitchen Kills, a hilarious razor sharp play that gives us a unique peek into hospitality at its most gritty. The season runs at BATS Out of Site from Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 May at 8pm.

Breaking out of his career in the kitchen, Tza has been working after hours on turning his occupation from Chef to Playwright. Wellington has fostered a new talent that highlights how our city has inspired creativity from real life experience.

My Kitchen Kills that will have you hooked from the moment you sit down. Directed by Paul McLaughlin, (HOTEL, The Blackening, SALON) this culinary black comedy features a stunning cast of seasoned professionals and fresh new talent.

A Guy Richie-esque whodunnit, My Kitchen Kills takes you inside the kitchen to meet the Stef and Sam, into what will pan out to be one wildest and most stressful weekends they have ever had.

Gambling debts, a mysterious death, a cover up and a cop – sounds like a recipe for disaster? Or an opportunity knocking?

This is the second play by Tza Drake, his first; Once Upon a Time in Aro Valley was a 2009 Fringe sell-out.

WHAT          My Kitchen Kills

WHERE        BATS Out of Site, Cnr Cuba and Dixon Streets

WHEN          21 - 25 May 2013

BOOK          www.bats.co.nz or by telephone 04 802 4175

COST           $20 Waged & $16 Unwaged

CAST           Francis Biggs, Michael Ness, Jean Sergent, Kenneth Gaffney,
Alex Greig, Stefan Alderson, Mohamed Abdilahi

DESIGN        Paul McLaughlin, Dennis Hearfield, Ashlyn Smith, Renee Pritchard

ENDS