Nanta (theatrical show)

[1] The musical has a simple back story of three cooks attempting to finish preparing a wedding banquet within a strict time limit while the manager installs his incompetent nephew among the kitchen staff.

[2][3] In 1996, Song Seung-hwan of PMC Production, reached out to Kim Moon-soo after being impressed by his unconventional a 7-minute performance at an exhibition using broken refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and buckets.

[4][5] After research by Kim Deok-su, a member of the samul nori band, Nanta premiered in October 1997 in Hoam Art Hall in Seoul.

In Korea, it has two private theaters in Seoul(Myeong-dong, Hongdae), one on the island of Jeju, the other in Bangkok, Thailand.

The musical made its international debut at the 1999 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it received an award for best performance.