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A woman's face is half submerged in water. She is wearing and earing and has red lipstick.

Let the Whale Die

Rep Patrons, Gold and Silver Rep Friends, Access Register priority on sale:

Tue 20 Oct 12 noon

Bronze Friends, 16 -25 Members priority on sale

Thu 22 Oct 12 noon

Public on sale:

Fri 23 Oct 12 noon

You killed a whale
The Whale killed itself

Girl’s one job was to keep the aquarium’s star orca whale alive.

Spoiler alert: the whale dies.

Her mother, her husband, her boss, the entire world want to know:

Why? How could she?? What is wrong with her??!

Everyone wants answers, but Girl doesn’t wanna give ’em. 

What seems like a crisis to everyone else, feels like a new beginning for Girl. As she tries to maintain her new outlook on life, pressure closes in from all sides. Can she move forward, or will she hit her head on the glass?

New Perspectives premieres Meg Schadler’s darkly funny, provocative new play, a strange and unsettling journey into the mind of a woman who’s stopped explaining herself and has no intention of giving people what they expect.

How far would you go to break out of your cage?

Venue

The Door

Presented by

New Perspectives

Written by

Meg Schadler

Directed by

Angharad Jones

Special Offers

Aged 16 to 25: Discounted tickets are available for this production for registered 16-25 members on Tue 25 May at 7.30pm. T&Cs apply – Find Out More

Multi-Buy: Save 10% when you book 3 or more productions in one transaction.

Max 2 discounted tickets per customer, and must be booked for three different productions. Some productions excluded. T&Cs apply – Find Out More

Rep Friends

  • Bronze Friends: Save 10% per production, or 20% when booking 3 or more productions in the same transaction, with no transaction fees.
  • Gold/Silver Friends & Rep Patrons: Save 15% per production, or 25% when booking 3 or more productions in the same transaction, with no transaction fees.

Max 4 discounted tickets per friend. Multi-buy must be booked for three different productions. Some productions excluded T&Cs apply – Find Out More

Running Time

60 minutes, there is no interval during this production

Age Guidance

15+

Please note, no under 5s will be admitted to the auditorium.

Content Advice

Please note, this production contains themes of death, grief, animal death, psychological distress, body image, online harassment, and public scrutiny.

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