The Butter Chicken Odyssey

Aug. 28, 2026 to Aug. 29, 2026

Fringe Theatre Arts Barns (Westbury Theatre)

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Organized by: Fringe Theatre

Edmonton food writer Ramneek Singh's quest to review 50 butter chickens becomes a funny and heartfelt exploration of growing up desi in Mill Woods, immigrant trauma, assimilation, and identity.

An Edmonton-born Punjabi food writer decides to review 50 butter chickens across the city. It starts as a silly food project, but memories of growing up desi in Mill Woods creep in: family fights, trying to fit in, and being reduced to a stereotype.

Beneath the laughs and restaurant disasters is a story about immigrant trauma, assimilation, and trying to find yourself in the meals people carry across oceans. Ramneek Singh is an Edmonton food writer best known for the two-year Butter Chicken Odyssey project documenting the city's Indian and Pakistani restaurants.

Company: Bedlam Theatre Concern

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Runtime: 75 minutes

Rating: Parental Guidance (PG)

Content notes: Adult Language/Content

Plain-language description: A Punjabi food writer's project to review 50 butter chickens across Edmonton leads to restaurant disasters, media attention, childhood memories, and more self-reflection than he expected.

Creative team: Playwright and performer Ramneek Singh; director Collin Doyle; sound designer Dave Clarke; set and lighting designer Trent Crosby.

Fringe Theatre Arts Barns (Westbury Theatre)

10330 84 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T6E 2G9