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 candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Written by Timberlake Wertenbaker, it asks what happens if nature grabs the mic and humanity is summoned to the negotiating table.

A negotiator and an interpreter are called to a secret emergency meeting, where they find a chicken, a rat, a snow leopard and an army of voices from the natural world demanding an end to exploitation and ecological destruction. The play brings together politics, wit, philosophy and mischief in a setting made for the playhouse.

Wertenbaker is one of the UK’s leading playwrights, and her work includes Our Country’s Good, Jefferson’s Garden, The Love of the Nightingale and Little Brother, which are studied and performed worldwide.

Key facts: world premiere; written for the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; suitable for all ages, but contains references to sexual violence.

Before you book

Age guidance: suitable for all ages. The play contains references to sexual violence.

Refunds and exchanges: no exchanges or refunds after purchase.

Venue

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

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