Cut Chilli

CUT CHILLI HAS BEEN POSPONED UNTIL 2023.

Cut Chilli is a sharp-witted new comedy, packing as much emotional and intellectual heat as its namesake suggests, making its world premiere at La Boite Theatre as part of Brisbane Festival, from September 14, 2023.

This captivating new work from playwright, journalist and filmmaker Chenturan Aran, lulls us into a familiar setting  - a dinner table at a family home - before plating up course after course of intrigue, revelation, big laughs and even bigger drama. 

Abandoned as a baby in Sri Lanka (at least that’s what his adoptive mother Katherine told him), Jamie is fine not knowing about his birth family; until he falls in love with Zahra, an anti-racism activist who tells him about the shady history of international adoption. Jamie starts to wonder: Why is Katherine so secretive? And where exactly is his adoption file? 

Over one eventful family dinner, his story unfolds and unravels, dishing up themes of identity, love, truth, forgiveness and honouring the past. 

With more than one-quarter of Aussies born overseas and almost half with a parent born overseas, Cut Chilli, directed by Ari Palani, will spice up your appetite for new and culturally diverse stories. 

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