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The Golden Dragon

By Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham

Five cooks in the small kitchen of The Golden Dragon. 

They are immigrants. 

They are illegal. 

They have no papers. 

And while they struggle in the kitchen, the people around them have no idea what is happening: The grandfather, his granddaughter, her boyfriend, the man in the striped shirt, all of them have their own hardship, hidden behind the doors of their apartments. And the shopkeeper, Hans, really has something to hide.

The Golden Dragon is a play about the anonymity in big cities, the neighbours we hardly know. About the people who don’t even exist on paper. A play about the misery hidden under the surface.

 

CAST

The Young Man: Ethan Solanki

The Young Woman: Carolina Penco Salvi

The Man: Max Orel

The Man Over Sixty: Clovis Parker-Jervis

The Woman Over Sixty: Jenni Wredden

 

CREATIVE TEAM

Writer: Roland Schimmelpfennig

Translator: David Tushingham

Director: Alexander Kampmann

Assistant Director: Azul Alysum

 

 

Content Warnings: The play deals with difficult topics such as death, rape, intimacy, loneliness, illegal immigration, DIY-dentistry and violations of food hygiene laws.

 

Fancy dinner and a show? Book at table at the Drayton Arms pub now and enjoy the pre-theatre menu before heading upstairs!

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