Table

by Tanya Ronder

Six generations, twenty-three characters one very special piece of furniture. Tanya Ronder's thrilling play is an epic tale of belonging, identity and the things we pass on.

Table was the first play to be staged in The Shed, a temporary venue at the National Theatre, London, to celebrate original, ambitious and unexpected theatre. It premiered in April 2013 in a production directed by Rufus Norris.

Genres: Plays

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 16, 2013

Reviews

[Victorianly]

The story of a family of six generations narrated through the scratches and marks of a table. What a brilliant concept.
Moving back and forth from late 1800s to 2013, we experience the feelings, the grief, the love, the rage of an incredible cast of characters that I'll never forget.
I cannot wait to read this play again.

[Hai Le]

Really good play by Tanya Ronda.

It took me a while to get into it and I had to read it 3 times to really take it in and understand it. The most confusing element for me was it takes place over different time periods with the same characters going from childhood to adulthood. The play constantly switches back and fourth between the different time periods.

However, the play is a really good story with a variety of excellent characters. Seeing the development of characters from young to middle age was particularly nice with a lot of thought being put into journey and development.

[Sophie Maria Wojna]

Truly one of the best plays from this decade, and I am so blessed to have been given the opportunity to put this play on at my drama school with my incredibly talented class mates. Would recommend this play to anyone and everyone.