or How To Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry
Theatre-maker and singer-songwriter, Josh Hinton, weaves together childhood memories and family folklore passed down the generations, exploring how they’ve shaped his adult view of himself, and how we are all made of memories and stories.
A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen fills the theatre with exotic smells as Josh attempts to make his grandmother’s chicken curry live on stage, while telling stories of his grandparents’ formative experiences, transporting the audience from the backstreets of Sri Lanka to a bustling city in India, from a schoolyard in Iran to a South African farm, and finally to Wollongong.
About the Artist
Joshua Hinton is an aspiring Wollongong-based actor, singer-songwriter and theatre-maker. For Merrigong Theatre Company he is the coordinator and head tutor of Merrigong’s Creativity Camp, their regular holiday program. In 2021, he received Wollongong City Council funding to record several of his original songs with his duo, Dom and Josh, for the Jam ‘n Bread NewGen Global Project.
As a student, Josh was involved in numerous productions at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts and the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), as well as a role as Assistant Director of Blood Bothers at Townshend International School in the Czech Republic.