Andrew Frame and Rosie Wyatt will be bringing alive Sarah Kosar’s incredible play, Mumburger, exploring bereavement and familial disconnection through the relationship of a father and daughter following the death of the mother.
Mumburger, directed by Tommo Fowler, is a universal story with a surreal twist, inviting the audience to evaluate their individual positions on societal taboos and personal obligation. In her surreal new play about grief, parenting and alternative meat, Sarah Kosar asks how far we can be pushed by love and obligation.
Tiffany’s mum got hit by a Birdseye truck on the M25. There’s family to call and a coffin to order, but first she has to talk to her dad – and for some reason that’s the toughest thing on her to-do list. Meanwhile, an oozing paper bag on the doorstep holds a dying wish that will either bring father and daughter together, or drive them further apart. Told through multimedia, burgers and spoken word, Mumburger explores the forms, feelings and manifestations of grief, and begs the question: how far would you go to hold onto the one you love most?
Tommo Fowler comments, “ As a theatrical experience, I’ve never come across anything like this play. There’s a lot I see and read that doesn’t feel like it has to be performed in a theatre, whereas there’s no other medium that can support something like Mumburger. You can smell the meat cooking, and there’s no escape from that – the audience is in exactly the same position as the characters, and the physiological response is immediate: am I repulsed, or am I hungry?”
Mumburger is at The Old Red Lion Theatre 27th June – 22nd July.
