What grabbed my attention during the pitch of this project was the absurdity of one simple rule: you are not permitted to dine alone. This sparked a visceral sense of fear, danger and excitement. A constant irritation (and I hope inspiration) to my parents, growing up I would always question the rules set up around me. A brother of three, I was the sibling that, and I quote, “changed the way we had to parent”. My curiosity in the establishment of convention and structure later birthed a love for the comic and absurd. Our protagonist, Frances, has found herself in a predicament defined by one rule; a minimum of two people are required to order the set menu. As this single rule is affirmed and adhered to, the world grows increasingly curious and off-beat. The convenience of a meet-cute romcom set up is ripped away almost as quickly as it is established. We then move through the space at pace as Frances struggles to acquire the set menu. With the dialogue self-conscious and anachronistic, meals that are obscure and sculptural in presentation, the audience is taken on a wild ride of unknown [pro]portions, steering away from traditional narrative and dipping into the absurd to allow for moments of pure visual pleasure. Bon appétit!