Biscuits for
Breakfast
By Gareth Farr
An original commission by Just Add Milk Productions.
With special thanks to
Production photography: Alessandro Castellani
About the show
A bond forged over food. A future thrown into question.
Joanne is spikey and defensive, a survivor. Paul is quiet and considered, hiding profound grief for his father. The pleasure he takes in cooking — and the food he prepares — brings them together.
When the hotel where they both work closes, they begin to spiral into poverty. Their dreams of a cookbook and a restaurant give way to a much harder question: whether they can still imagine a future together.
Inside the production
Photography by Alessandro Castellani
Cast & creatives
Ben Castle-Gibb
Boadicea Ricketts
Gareth Farr
Tessa Walker
Liam McLaughlin & Kristian Wall
For Just Add Milk Productions
Gareth Farr · Short biography
Gareth Farr writes for theatre and television. His play Britannia Waves the Rules won the 2011 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. His work includes The Quiet House, directed by Tessa Walker, who also directed Biscuits for Breakfast.
Tessa Walker · Short biography
Biscuits for Breakfast marks Tessa Walker’s second collaboration with Gareth Farr. Her Hampstead Theatre Downstairs productions include Ravenscourt, Big Big Sky and The Glad Game.
From page
to stage
Rehearsal photography by Alessandro Castellani
With thanks
The research and development for Biscuits for Breakfast took place at Theatre Royal Plymouth in April 2022, generously supported by Theatre Royal Plymouth and Arts Council England.