Let the Whale Die
By Meg Schadler, Directed by Angharad Jones
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.
Following (the) Woman, New Perspectives return with the premiere of 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?
New Perspectives and Royal & Derngate, Northampton in association with Park Theatre.
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Evenings
19.15
Thu & Sat15.15
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Duration
60 minutes (no interval)
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Tickets
£15 - £18
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Genre
Drama
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Age guidance
15+
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Content warnings
Contains discussion of death; grief; animal death; psychological distress; body image; online harassment.
Content Warnings
Contains discussion of death; grief; animal death; psychological distress; body image; online harassment.
Our content warnings are updated as a production evolves through rehearsals and previews, so please note they may change between booking a ticket and seeing the production.
Previous praise for New Perspectives shows
"Gut punching play"
The Guardian on (the) Woman
"Bold and unapologetic"
The Stage on (the) Woman
Knocking Pizza out of the Park
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Tue 04 May 2027
7.15pm
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3.15pm
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Photography by Gemma Poyzer
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