Developed with Zoo Co X Boundless Young Company

Compost What's Left

By Coral Wylie
6 - 8 Aug 2026

Ticket Prices (no booking fee to pay!):
All tickets £7.50

Main artwork for Compost Whats Left. A sliced tomato
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There are those who spend their lives having.

And there are those who believe some things only grow when you let them go.

Compost What’s Left is a funny, tender and gloriously inventive new play that weaves fresh folklore into our everyday world.
 
Lovers at odds over whether their bond should be preserved or allowed to change. Neighbours embroiled in a tomato scandal. An extraordinary journey to offer up the most precious thing you own. And friends who wonder whether composting cash counts as a tax write-off…
 
What if there were somewhere you could leave behind your first love, that last cup of tea you shared, or the sound of your brother’s laugh?
 
Would you trust it to return?


Written by Coral Wylie, developed with Zoo Co X Boundless Young Company, Flo O’Mahony (AD Zoo Co) and Pavlos Christodoulou (CD Boundless).

Zoo Co X Boundless Young Company is a free to attend creative programme for 16-21 year olds in South London. A year of workshops, a residential and a summer intensive, where we come together to create a brand new show with a writer and a team of creatives.

Details

Theatre: Participation Space

Thursday – Saturday: 7.30pm

Running Time: 70 minutes

No interval.

We advise that you arrive with plenty of time to take your seat.

Please be aware that this is a live event so the end time may vary slightly.

Technical Guidance

To be confirmed.

Show Guidance

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Developed with Zoo Co X Boundless Young Company

Compost What's Left

at Venue: Elephant SE11
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Group Booking

Southwark Playhouse has a group booking rate of one free ticket in every 10 booked at the same time, and this discount may be combined with applicable concessions (i.e. student rate) where available. These can be booked by contacting the box office either by phoning us at 020 7407 0234, or filling in the below form.

Tickets may be reserved for two weeks without payment, and we can send an invoice which can be settled via a card payment, bank transfer, or cheque.

Once an enquiry form has been submitted the box office team will be in touch to confirm and invoice within 1-2 working days.

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How to find us

Southwark Playhouse Elephant
1 Dante Place
London SE11 4RX

Closest Tube Station:
Elephant & Castle (Northern Line & Bakerloo Line)
Take the Shopping Centre exit.

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Opening Hours

Monday 5.30pm to 11pm
Tuesday 1pm to 11pm
Wednesday 5.30pm to 11pm
Thursday 5.30pm to 11pm
Friday 5.30pm to 11pm
Saturday 1pm to 11pm
Sundays 5pm to 11pm if we have a show on.

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