Cranford Review 2019

“Knowing we were in a new country
that had a different culture to ours,
it was important for us to learn and
try new things like their food; the
meal provided for us at the buffet
in Seoul was a chance for us to
try the local delicacies and their
traditional foods. Though it was very
different to what we would normally
have in London, we found that we
enjoyed the food we had tried such
as the Tteok-bokki (spicy rice cakes)
kimchee (often called the national
food of Korea) and bulgogi (grilled
beef)”.
Manriat Gill (year 13)
“During my visit to Korea I was extremely fortunate to watch the
spectacular ‘NANTA’. As someone who studies A level Drama and has
seen many West End productions I was stunned by the performance.
Initially the idea of a ‘mimed foreign comedy about chefs’ didn’t sound
very appealing, and I was not sure what to expect. It was soon clear
that the performance was to be an amalgamation of many hilarious
sketches relating to a team of chefs, linked together and forming an
over-arching narrative of a new worker who is desperately trying
to fit in. The characters spoke in gibberish, relying on the universal
language of facial expressions and physicality. The musical segments
were phenomenal, with music could made simply from cooking food
using kitchen utensils - inventive and unique. I have never seen a
performance that combines acrobatic stunts worthy of Cirque De Soleil,
non-verbal comedy reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin and drum beats you
would expect to see in a West End musical. As an avid spectator of
theatre I can genuinely say I have never enjoyed a performance this
much”.
Haashim Nasir (year 13)
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