Nanta Show
A fun night out for adults and children, Nanta show or Cookin’ Nanta is an entertaining stage show, a mix of comedy, tricks and music.
The show tells the story of a team of cooks desperately trying to prepare a large banquet for a wedding party. Because the cooks have very little time to finish the banquet, the job becomes a sequence of mishaps, accidents and clumsiness.
Longest running show in Korea
Cookin’ Nanta originates from Korea where it is the longest running show. The show has been performed in many countries, even played on Broadway in New York.
Cooking utensils and real vegetables
A team of five Korean cooks works on the stage with kitchen equipment, cooking tools and real vegetables. The cooks make music using kitchen utensils.
Mix of comedy, magic tricks and acrobatics
A mix of comedy, magic tricks and acrobatics, the fast moving show is a lot of laughs for all ages. Hilarious moments brought along by clumsy, embarrassing cook actions and playful interaction with the audience will entertain both young and old.
The action-packed show is almost completely nonverbal. Just a few words are spoken; instead the skillful actors use facial expressions and gestures to suggest their desperation while trying to complete the banquet.
The slapstick Nanta cooking show lasts about 90 minutes.
After the show you can take your photo with the cast.
Cookin’ Nanta story
The Cookin’ Nanta story is set in the kitchen of a restaurant. Five cooks have to prepare a large banquet for a wedding party in very little time.
When the manager adds his clumsy and unskilled nephew to the team of cooks the mission is doomed to fail. As the cooks start their desperate attempt to complete the job things start to go wrong.
Put under too much pressure, the cooks mess up and the undertaking becomes a series of little accidents and mishaps.
Korean music played with kitchen utensils
The show is accompanied by Samul Nori, traditional Korean music. Normally played with percussion instruments, the cooks make music with cooking utensils like cutting knives, whisks, cutting boars, pans and pots.
Location and how to get there
Nanta cooking show is performed in the Nanta Theatre on the first floor of the RCA Plaza building located in Soi Soonwijai, between Rama IX road and Phetchaburi road in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok.
The easiest way to get there is by metered taxi.
There is no BTS Sky train station in the area. The nearest MRT station is Phetchaburi, nearly two kilometers away.
Opening hours & show times
The show plays daily except Mondays, starting at 8 pm.
Taking photos or video recording is not allowed during the show.
Entrance fees
Ticket prices at the Nanta Theatre are:
Prices are the same for adults and children.
Children under 80 centimeters tall join free if they share a seat with a parent.
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