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Past productions

Chicken

Chicken was first performed at Theatro Technis in North London in March 2008 and transferred to the Hackney Empire to critical acclaim.

Synopsis
Wendell's wife Lina is pregnant. His wayward best friend Floyd sleeps nightly on their couch. And as if things aren't stressful enough, he's under constant pressure to "father" his messed-up neighbours in the Bronx. In an effort to get some money together, Wendell takes in a rooster to train for an illegal cockfight. As they discover that training a bird for a death match in Washington Heights is not for the faint of heart, this dysfunctional family comes to blows before the fight ever takes place. In this devilish comedy, playwright Mike Batistick investigates power, community and loss, and searches for grace in the most unlikely places.
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About the New York production
“The men and women who populate contemporary relationship dramas tend to belong to a specific demographic, and when they quarrel, do so on pale sofas and sea grass rugs. Their minds may be cluttered -- with unruly dissatisfaction, with upper-middle-class regret -- but their rooms have the air of 100 oxygen tanks. The set of 'Chicken,' a new play by Mike Batistick at Michael Imperioli's Studio Dante, inflicts a certain stifling anxiety right away . . . the set is a tiny, cramped apartment full of the mess of people who must worry about money. Mr. Batistick renders his metaphors in the thickest available chalk, but the story itself is as moving as the jump over the class divide is rare.” – New York Times

GXL

A film by Sam Neophytou.
With Jamie Foreman
Produced by John Delue

Steve Masarati comes out of prison and returns to a world that he no longer recognises and the loose ends he returns to tie up slowly begin to throttle him.

Beautifully written and packed with sharp humour...

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