The Last Wild

An enthralling world premiere of Piers Torday's much-loved storyIn a future where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester lives in a silent, quarantined world... until one night a flock of excited pigeons and a bossy cockroach start talking to him!

Flown to a place where the last creatures in the land have survived, Kester is thrown into an extraordinary adventure where he must decide how far he will go to save the last of the wild.

Packed with action, heart and humour, The Last Wild is an epic adventure about courage, friendship and fighting for a world worth saving. Adapted by Jude Christian from the best-selling book by Piers Torday, winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and directed by Unicorn’s Artistic Director Rachel Bagshaw, The Last Wild is the Unicorn's first co-production with the National Theatre – touring nationwide in 2027.

Developed in consultation with the Unicorn's young Creative Associates in London and in regional tour locations.

A Unicorn Theatre and National Theatre production.

The Last Wild is also generously supported by Molecule Theatre and Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund, held at The Prism Charitable Trust.

The National Theatre Primary Schools Programme is made possible by The Hearn Foundation.

Cover artwork © Thomas Flintham 2013 | Cover design by Nicola Theobald
Reproduced with permission of the Licensor through PLSclear.

School bookings for The Last Wild are now open! Every group that books to see the production will have access to The Last Wild Education Programme which includes various practical written and creative tasks designed to help explore the book and play in greater depth in the classroom.

The Programme will officially launch with a CPD for group leaders and educators held online on Wednesday 11th November from 4:30-6:00pm, hosted by author Piers Torday.

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