Coming this May as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival.
The Red Restaurant is set in a 1930's Art Deco restaurant which is heavily populated by criminals and the dark underbelly characters of Brighton. The story revolves around the restaurant, it's customers and it's employees. The elusive owner of the restaurant is, herself, a twisted, yet glamorous woman who is talked about but rarely seen. The owner's right-hand woman, Slippery Jack, keeps a hawk's eye on the restaurant floor to make sure all the right people are getting the right attention. Tonight at the restaurant it's crunch time for everyone. People have got themselves in a fix and need to throw up a six...
Set in an underground mobsters meeting place in 1955 “The Red Restaurant” is a one-off film/theatre hybrid presented by Brighton's Lighthouse media centre. This installation creates an environment where the line between fantasy and reality becomes tangible and where the line between performer and audience is considerably blurred. The Red Restaurant will not only satisfy the film audiences desire to be a part of the action but will also test that of the theatre-goers' - adamant to remain unnoticed.