The Kitchen Quartet are an a cappella trio
who prefer alliteration to numerical accuracy.
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They’ve been performing since 2007 and, like women and fine wine,
they get better with age.
From harmonious lectures about the solar system and brain science to traditional celtic myths, to original takes on Beyoncé and Bowie; Maya Levy’s original compositions and arrangements provide distinctive and dynamic entertainment that will make you smile, bring a tear to your eye and probably prompt an intellectual epiphany.
Shows include Oy Vey Cabaret London, Duckie's The Posh Club London, Robin Ince's Nine Lessons and Carols for a Godless People (Bloomsbury Theatre), Sunday Assembly (Conway Hall), Crafternoon Cabaret at the Hospital Club (West End), Sunday Cabaret (West End), The Tickled Bean Comedy Club, East 17 Art Club, Tricity Vogue's Ukulele Cabaret, Toulouse Lautrec London, Tsitsit Jewish Fringe Festival (artsdepot) and regular appearances at the Open Arts Cafe London.
Maya
Sara
Saraid
Maya Levy grew up to Israeli and French parents in New York City.
Maya is a professional singer, songwriter, actor and theatre deviser/writer, with a Bachelor of Music from the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory (in piano and voice), a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre from Oberlin College, as well as an MA in Performance from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Trained as a classical pianist and classical singer at Oberlin, she is also the Cantorial Soloist and Community Musician of West London Synagogue.
Maya's focus has been on composing pieces of music theatre, song writing, choir leading and working as a professional performer. Her one-woman show The Adventures of Nellie Bly, about the 19th century American reporter and daredevil, Nellie Bly, received a “Highly Recommended Show” by Fringe Review. Other projects include: The Damsels Most Daring Present ‘The Bravery of Miss Anne and Other Tales of Splendorous Adventures', a piece of comedic, musical, storytelling theatre. She is the voice of several NPC characters in the video game Tom Clancy's The Division 2, which she auditioned for three weeks after giving birth to her first daughter. She has toured the UK with early music group The Telling and sung with them on BBC Radio 3.
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Maya sings with the band
Buenos Klezmer.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Sara Feldmann Brummer (was Cluderay) studied classical singing at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, and then in an unexpected but enjoyable move, she toured the UK singing operatic backing vocals with rock band The Clint Boon Experience, including a live session for BBC Radio 1 and an appearance at the Reading and Leeds Rock Festivals.
When Sara's rock 'n' roll years were over, she sang the roles of Olympia, Antonia and Giulietta in a touring opera and circus production, Cirque D'Hoffmann (based on Offenbach's operetta The Tales of Hoffmann). Sara was very happy to be based on the ground during this show, while her talented circus aerialist colleagues flew high overhead.
Sara's main focus in the past few years has been choral singing. One highlight was a UK arena tour of Danny Elfman's film music, with the BBC Concert Orchestra and The Maida Vale Singers, including concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, singing all the lovely oohs and ahs from films like Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice.
Cabaret shows with Ismena Collective and Two Dumb Blondes kept Sara out of trouble, took her to Brighton and the West End and allowed her to show off her sparkly shoe collection. She also sang at the famous Don't Tell Mama cabaret club in NYC. She now sings with the jazz band Sabra Swing.
Sara is a regular soloist at Westminster Synagogue and an occasional chorister at West London Synagogue. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​Saraid Dodd's best skill is being able to befriend two professional musicians who let her sing with them. From a massive, musical Irish (and Somersetty) family; singing has always been part of her life.
Her earliest memories consist of sitting around having a sing-song with the grown-ups and eventually learning to pick out a harmony. By the age of 17 this had evolved to playing keys and singing in a family band with her twin sister, Dad, next-door neighbour, future brother-in-law and Dave the bassist (the family bassist).
The family band kept its flame alive throughout the University years and well beyond. Saraid studied Drama with English and Education at Cambridge University. This was where she met Nadia Kamil who later met Maya Levy, who got them all singing together. It was at the raucous monthly music night (the busk factor), hosted by the Dodd family band, that the Kitchen Quartet first started flexing their collective vocal muscles. They'd go to the pub kitchen for a quick rehearsal with Daddy Dodd on the guitar and then, smelling of chips, perform to a happy crowd.
Saraid is delighted to have grown as a musician with The Kitchen Quartet. Some of the more ridiculous and incoherent numbers are arranged by her. When she's not singing she's an English teacher and a parent of two, which is pretty hard, so the singing always feels great! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​