Little Animals

World Premiere | Fern Culture co-produced with Pentabus, in association with Gulbenkian Arts Centre

We are born of the stars.

Really think about that.

Try to remember that the next time you’re filling out your tax return. 

You’re invited to Richard’s memorial. Richard is dead, after all. He’s gone. But his friend wasn’t invited to the funeral. And he can’t let go because something happened. Something he needs to lay to rest. This is his chance.

Little Animals is the story of a life-long friendship, set in a culture that can’t stop consuming. As Richard’s climate concern grows more extreme, and his friend struggles with mortgages, parenthood and the stresses of modern living, a wedge is driven between them. Because we can’t all sit around growing f**king tomatoes. Can we?

A frank, funny & inventive one-man show, written & performed by Paul Ready (National Theatre, Motherland, Ann Droid) and directed by Caroline Steinbeis (Shakespeare’s Globe, Sheffield Crucible) about what we’ve lost, the stories we tell ourselves, and the ever-present chance to write a new one.

Suitable for ages 12+

Content Guidance – Contains themes and references to self-harm and/or suicide and strong language. The play addresses the planetary emergency. Audiences can find support via climate cafes and the climate psychology alliance.