Balti Kings

“The writing is excellent, sharply observant about the lives of the luckless wage-slaves in the kitchen. The acting has a superb understated naturalism… the smells of the Indian cooking as winningly authentic as the humanity of the characterisation.” – The Daily Telegraph

"Balti Kings is excellent theatre and gives a faithful representation of characters that Birmingham’s Asian population know only too well. A great range of emotions is washed down with humour that is in turn obvious and subtle. The result is a cutting-edge examination of a rapidly changing culture"- Metro Life Birmingham.

"celebrates the potential of live theatre to plunge you into another word, smells and all…..an inspired idea, well executed under the direction of Kristine Landon-Smith. It is compassionate as it gradually reveals the fragility of its weary characters’ lives, but it is also frequently very funny and is full of witty little touches"- Financial Times.

"This is what I would call Balti Magic- Entertaining, both funny and poignant."- Theatreworld internet magazine

 "Bhuchar and Khan’s humour and sharp eye for telling details make the play both amusing and intriguing. BK recreates in great details the illusion of cooking a grand buffet…..the highpoint of the evening is a highly choreographed sequence during which the cooking process really starts to heat up"- The Stage

 "Balti Kings could scarcely be more timing with its perfectly judged blend of universal comic themes and cultural in jokes."- Metro London.

 "Staged in the round by Kristine Landon-Smith the show wins you over with its energy, charm and vivacious performances."-The Guardian

 "A light-hearted and entertaining evening with a serious insight into the realities of one group of workers’ lives"- The Socialist Review

"a pungent fest of entertainment guaranteed to whet your appetite. Tamasha presents a multi-sensory experience as the sights, sounds and smells of a real-life Balti kitchen fills the stage."- Metro (Midlands)