Hampstead Theatre is extending Ruby Thomas’ The Animal Kingdom, directed by Lucy Morrison, until Saturday 2 April 2022.
Staged in Hampstead Downstairs, this critically acclaimed new play is an observation of family dynamics featuring Paul Keating, Martina Laird, Jonathan McGuinness, Ashna Rabheru and Ragevan Vasan. Tickets are on sale now.
The Animal Kingdom’s extension follows the news that Folk, which ran at Hampstead Downstairs prior to The Animal Kingdom, is nominated in the Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre category at this year’s Olivier Awards.
“We’re bonobos, in our family. A hundred percent… They can be pretty aggressive actually.”
Sam is struggling. Being a human has never been simple for him. He just feels like a different kind of creature. Sam’s family don’t understand. But then they barely understand themselves. Now, trapped in a stuffy inpatient clinic undergoing family therapy, they must find new ways to communicate with each other so that, one way or another, Sam can be released from captivity.
