Nine To Noon How actor and playwright Joshua Hinton mixes food, family and faith
Feb 3, 2026
Joshua Hinton, actor and playwright who created A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen, blends storytelling and live cooking to tell his family's migration and faith journey. He talks about recording his grandmother's stories, choreographing onstage cooking, family repartee and the Sultan's Kitchen restaurant. Conversations after performances and sharing curry with the audience are also featured.
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Curry And Story On Stage
- Joshua Hinton recounts recreating his grandmother's chicken curry live on stage as part of a one‑person play.
- He weaves her migration story with family history and shares the cooked curry with the audience after each performance.
90 Minutes With Meme
- Joshua recorded 90 minutes of his grandmother telling her life story when she was 90 years old.
- He used those recordings as the foundation for the play because of her vivid recall and rich detail.
Choreograph Stage Cooking
- Treat live cooking on stage like choreography and map cooking actions to script beats.
- Plan precise marking points so monologues and cooking moments align smoothly during performance.