Takeaway

'We have to keep up with the times. We're a business, not a soup kitchen, we might be busy but we're basically giving the food away for free.'

Hyltons' Caribbean takeaway is a much-loved restaurant in the heart of Liverpool. Built by Carol and her late husband into a bustling hub with a mouth-watering menu, it serves great food with a huge side-order of love.

But in a world of delivery apps, street-food markets and gourmet curry goat, the old ways are changing. Liverpool is changing too, with a luxury apartment block about to be built over a local playing field. Anger is rising, nobody can agree on anything any more, and things are getting spicy...

A feast of big laughs, family tensions and delicious food, Nathan Powell's play Takeaway premiered at Liverpool Everyman in 2025, directed by Amanda Huxtable.

'Enormous fun, full of heart and undeniably entertaining... guaranteed to raise a smile'— Guardian

'Freshness and immediacy... explores themes that are universal and speak to communities everywhere... tremendous warmth and humour... masterfully written'— The Stage

'Vividly visual'— The Times

'A joy... a story with all the vitality of life'— Theatre Reviews North

'Enormous fun, full of heart and undeniably entertaining... guaranteed to raise a smile'

'Freshness and immediacy... explores themes that are universal and speak to communities everywhere... tremendous warmth and humour... masterfully written'

'Vividly visual'

'A joy... a story with all the vitality of life'

Nathan Powell is a writer and theatre director. He is Creative Director of Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse. Before that, he was Artistic Director of NSDF (National Student Drama Festival) and Creative Producer and Associate Artist for 20 Stories High. He co-founded New Step Theatre with writer Joe Ward Munrow.As a writer, his plays include Takeaway (Liverpool Everyman, 2025), Pleasant Land (Derby Theatre, 2023) and an adaptation of Alex Wheatle's Home Girl (Derby Theatre, 2021).Author photo by DidEyeShutter

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