Toast | |
Characters: | Lance Colin Peter Walter Nelson (Nellie) Cecil Blakey Dezzie |
Setting: | The canteen of a bread factory |
Date Of Premiere: | 1999 |
Orig Lang: | English |
Toast is a play written in 1999 by English playwright Richard Bean. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London in 1999.[1] The play tells the story of seven men who all work in a bread factory in Hull. One Sunday night, Nellie is so worn down from a lifetime making dough, he loses his vest in the mix.
March 2007 at Hull Truck Theatre, Directed by Gareth Tudor-Price.
August 2014 at The Park Theatre, Directed by Eleanor Rhode for Snapdragon Productions.
On 9 September 2015 it was announced that Snapdragon Productions's 2014 revival would embark on a UK Tour and transfer to the Brits off Broadway Festival in 2016 with Kieran Knowles taking over the role of Dezzie.[2]