The Animals Come To The Table

About The Animals Come to the Table

The Animals Come to the Table is a world premiere at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Written for the candlelit theatre by Timberlake Wertenbaker, the play begins when the lights go out and a negotiator and an interpreter are summoned to a secret emergency meeting.

Waiting for them are a chicken, a rat, a snow leopard and an army of voices from the natural world. The play imagines a confrontation about exploitation and ecological destruction, bringing politics, wit, philosophy and mischief into the same room.

Wertenbaker’s work includes Our Country’s Good, Jefferson’s Garden, The Love of the Nightingale and Little Brother, and her plays are studied and performed worldwide. This new work is presented as an experiment in stepping into someone else’s shoes.

Key facts: World premiere by Timberlake Wertenbaker at the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Before you book

This play is suitable for all ages, but it contains references to sexual violence. No exchanges or refunds are available after purchase.

Venue

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

For access information, please contact the Box office.