Book tickets now for the world premiere of The Animals Come to the Table at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 11 December 2026–24 January 2027.

From Timberlake Wertenbaker (Our Country’s Good, Jefferson’s Garden), one of the UK’s leading playwrights, comes a brand-new play written exclusively for the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

The play asks the question, what would happen if the earth could talk back? When a negotiator and an interpreter are called to a secret emergency meeting, what they find are an army of voices from the natural world demanding an end to exploitation and ecological destruction.

Bringing together politics, wit, philosophy and mischief, this new work is an audacious experiment of stepping into someone else’s shoes.

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Book tickets now for the brand-new The Animals Come to the Table at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 11 December 2026–24 January 2027.

The lights go out.

The animals arrive.

And humanity is summoned to the negotiating table.

A negotiator and an interpreter are called 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 demanding an end to exploitation and ecological destruction.

Performance Information

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Dec 2026
Jan 2027

Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of The Animals Come to the Table?

Casting to be announced at a later date.

Who are the creative team of The Animals Come to the Table?

  • Writer: Timberlake Wertenbaker 

Important Notes

Access Performances: 
  • BSL: Friday 22 January at 14:00 & Saturday 23 January at 19:30
  • Relaxed Performances: Friday 8 January at 19:30 & Sunday 17 January at 13:00
  • Captioned: Monday 4 January at 19:30 & Saturday 23 January at 19:30
  • Audio Described: Sunday 17 January at 18:30

Venue Information

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse , 21 New Globe Walk, London, SE1 9DT

Nearest Tube or Train: London Bridge (Jubilee line, Northern line)

Nearest Buses: 45, 63, 100, 15, 17, 11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 76, 381 , RV1, 344

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Animals Come to the Table is playing at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London
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Yes, The Animals Come to the Table has matinee performances on the following days: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday

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