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Mlima's death is just the beginning in this devastating tale of corruption.

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This production is recommended for ages 14+

Performance dates

14 September - 21 October 2023

Kiln Theatre

Run time: To be confirmed.

Includes interval

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“If you not give elephant proper burial he’ll haunt you forever.”

From two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage (The Secret Life of Bees, Sweat), Mlima’s Tale makes its UK premiere at Kiln Theatre. They call him Mlima, the mountain. Killed for his magnificent tusks, killed for greed, killed for ivory, his spirit journeys through the ivory trade market, marking those complicit in his barbaric death.

Directed by Miranda Cromwell (Death of a Salesman), this powerful and unforgettable story of the ivory trade and its corruption leaves its mark long after the lights go down.

Content

Depictions of murder, with themes of corruption, greed, ivory trade, poaching, capitalist exploitation

Access

Captioned performance: Mon 2 October, 7.30pm. Touch Tour: Thu 12 October, 6pm. Audio Described performance: Thu 12 October 7.30pm. Relaxed performance: Wed 18 October, 2.30pm.