THE KITCHEN
AUTHOR: ARNOLD
WESTKER
TITTLE: THE
KITCHEN
EDITORIAL: FABER
AND FABER
YEAR OF
PUBLICATION: 1957
PLACE OF
PUBLICATION:
CHARACTERS:
MAGNOLIS
He is
the doorman of the cook
ALFRED
He is an
old chef. He is 65 years old but he seems younger.
MAX
He is a
porter of the restaurant at night
PAUL AND
RAIMON
They are
the two pastry cooks.
JACKIE,
CYNTHIA, MOLLY, DAPHNE, GWEN, VIOLET, BETTY, WINNIE AND HETTIE
They are
the nine waitresses
THE CHEF
He is 59
years old he prepare the menu
MONIQUE
AND PETTER
They are
a couple, he discusses with everybody
GASTON
He fights
with Peter. He is Nicholas’s friend.
ANNE
She is Nicholas’s
aunt. She is Irish and she is 35 years old. She does the desserts.
DIMITRI
He is
the kitchen's doorman too. He is
handsome and very intelligent.
BERTHA
She does
vegetable's plates. She is very lovely.
HARRY
He is
the head waiter
KEVIN
He is
the new cook. He is 22 years old and he is Irish.
FRANK
He is
the second chef he the things about the war.
HANS AND
MICHAEL
They do
the omelettes and the soups. They are 18 and 19 years old.
MR
MARANGO
He is
the owner of the restaurant and he has advantages with his power.
SUMMARY
In the
kitchen of the restaurant waitresses and porters beginning the day by preparing
to serve lunch. When the day begins everyone gets busier. Kevin gets a round
trip through the kitchen. Peter is having a love affair with Monique. Monique
is married and she still hasn’t told her husband she will leave him. She
promises Peter to tell his later. At the end of part one there is a great rush
in the kitchen.
The second part is a period was a few
characters are talking about their dreams, or lack of, of a better life. The
third part is everyone comes back for the evening serving. Peter and Monique
talk more with each other than in the first act. He asks her again if she has talked to her
husband, Monty, about divorcing him. She hasn’t and tells he is going to buy a
house for her. Peter loses his temper against Violet and smashes with a chopper
the gas leads to the ovens and all the fires die. After this he walks to the
dining hall and we hear him sweeping the plates from the table. Before Peter is
taken away by an ambulance, mister Marango asks terribly calm why Peter has
stopped his world.
SPACE
The play
happens in the kitchen of the restaurant.
LANGUAGE
The
author uses colloquial language where sometimes some vulgar words appear.
PERSONAL
OPINION
I think
that the author is clear in his dialogues with the language used.