Food

Frank's restaurant has a Michelin star and he's hoping it might get a second. Instead it gets the full three stars, which is great for profile and business but where do you go from there?

For Frank is a food perfectionist. Not for him exotic sauces and odd combinations; he would prefer that the pure tomatoness of a tomato should reach his diners' palettes.

As if the kitchen wasn't war zone enough, success prompts Frank to start imagining traitors, enemies, snipers and back-stabbers.

This is strong physical theatre that has at its core words and silences. The food and cooking is all mimed but words are barked out during the process - short, sharp, urgent words that get the ordering, preparing and serving done.

Some of this is very funny but as Frank slowly begins to disintegrate and his words leak their urgency, it becomes very painful. Sean Campion is extraordinarily powerful as Frank - totally believable as a top celebrity chef, even more believable in his growing confusion and transfixing in his closing moments.

The other four cast members play their multiple roles excellently. There are some lovely little cameos - particularly the various media types - and Frank's family is utterly believable.

But it's the high pressure kitchen work you'll remember - that and the unbearable pressure it builds up into its head chef.