About The Animals Come to the Table

The Animals Come to the Table at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is the world premiere of a new play by Timberlake Wertenbaker, written for the candlelit theatre. The play begins with the lights going out and a secret emergency meeting, as a negotiator and an interpreter are faced with a chicken, a rat, a snow leopard and voices from the natural world.

It is a play about exploitation and ecological destruction, shaped by politics, wit, philosophy and mischief. Wertenbaker’s work includes Our Country’s Good, Jefferson’s Garden, The Love of the Nightingale and Little Brother.

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

Before you book

Suitable for all ages, but the play contains references to sexual violence. No exchanges or refunds after purchase. For access information, please contact the Box Office.

Venue

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

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