Toast

by Richard Bean

Seven men come together to bake enough bread to feed the population of Hull. It’s just another Sunday. Nellie's so worn down from a lifetime making dough, he loses his vest in the mix. First, Owen Man's on a promise. The ovens are cranked up and running, and the wholemeal's pleasingly big going in. But there's a spanner in the works which threatens bread production in Hull for good, and life as they know it for the men on the shift.

Toast is Bean’s second play, first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in February 1999.

Genres: Plays

104 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of a slice-of-life play than particularly dramatically engaging. It is a highly detailed look at these characters and their world, and it is interesting, but I wish there was a stronger structure or drive.