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Tiny Dynamite and Big Telly cordially invite you to the opening of our cafe — there are no meals, per se, but there is a menu of theatrical bites to amuse your bouche. The Worst Cafe in the World is preparing for its North American premiere with two engagements — one at Off-Broadway’s Origin 1st Irish Festival in New York City (April 17-21, 2024) and the second in Philadelphia (April 25-May 5, 2024). This surprising, satisfying, and silly night out has been praised as “a fun, bonkers, emotional, joyous unique show” (Belfast Times).
At The Worst Cafe In The World, guests will be seated and provided with a menu from which they’ll “order” a series of theatrical moments from performer-servers (Anna Lieberman, Gabe Moses, and David Pica) — small bites, entrees for a table, or sharing platters for the whole cafe. From there, diners might enjoy a monologue, a digital experience, a full-audience improvisation, or something else entirely unexpected and thoroughly enjoyable. The gastro-theatrical delights may be salty, sweet, or completely unexpected, and diners get to choose all of their dramatic courses. Picture a dish arriving covered in a cloche, only to discover a mini-puppet theater on the plate.
At both engagements, there will be nightly specials in the form of pop-up guests, announced at a later date, who will share their delicious theatrical delights for lucky diners. And, of course, even the worst cafe in the world wouldn’t send guests away hungry. Every ticket holder receives a complimentary beverage and snack.
Reservations for a table at The Worst Cafe first started in Belfast as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival in October 2019. It was such a success that the owners decided to pop up in top secret locations in towns throughout Northern Ireland in March 2021, including masquerading as a seafront café in Portstewart, followed by a covert operation in Armagh.
This special collaboration between Tiny Dynamite and Big Telly will be dished up by lead theatrical chefs (i.e., developed by) Kathryn “KC” MacMillan, Artistic Director of Tiny Dynamite, and Zoe Seaton, Artistic Director of Big Telly.
The New York engagement has service April 17-21 as part of the Origin 1st Irish Festival at Ryan’s Daughter (350 E 85th St.). Seatings are 6:30pm Wednesday to Friday; 2:00pm Sunday. The Philadelphia engagement has service April 24-May 5 at Poth Brewery (3145 W Jefferson St.). Seatings are 6:30pm Wednesday to Saturday; 2:00pm Sunday. This prix fixe experience is $25 per guest. Reservations are available at tinydynamite.org.
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