The Wolves
Relaxed Performance Guide
Tuesday 9 June 2026 at 2pm The Sainsbury Theatre, LAMDA
Running Time
1 hour 45 minutes (no interval).
Content warnings
Contains themes of abortion, pregnancy, loss of a child, grief, sudden death of a friend and female objectification. Use of explicit language throughout and minor use of blood.
Includes brief references to global human rights issues and historical war crimes including:
Child detention centres in USA and Central America. The Khmer Rouge regime and Cambodian genocide.
Torture and sexual humiliation at Abu Ghraib prison (Iraq war).
KEY POINTS
• You are welcome to leave and re-enter from the theatre as you need.
• There is a break-out area available in The Rittner Room - look out for signage before the show or ask a Front of House member for directions.
• House lighting is on low throughout.
• Loud noises are reduced.
• Strobes or flashing lights are slowed down.
• You are welcome to react to the show however you want.
• This pack contains a show synopsis and sensory guide highlighting potentially challenging or sudden moments.
Arriving at LAMDA
When you arrive at LAMDA, the box office is to your right. You should pick up your ticket here, using your name.
Toilets are located right next to box office.
LAMDA staff will be wearing LAMDA branded T-Shirts or lanyards. If you need any assistance whilst in the building, please ask them.
This is the Theatre Foyer. You may be asked to wait here until the house is open.
This performance will take place in the Sainsbury Theatre.
This is one of the entrances.
When you enter, an usher will take your ticket from you. You can sit in any seat.
There is a break-out space called ‘The Rittner Room’ which you are welcome to use at any point during your visit. It can be accessed via the stairs or lift in the main entrance foyer.
If you aren’t sure about any of this information during your visit please ask an usher or anybody wearing a lanyard.
Before the show begins, the actors will introduce themselves and the characters they are playing.
The lights in the theatre will dim and she show will start. You can leave and re-enter if you need to through the doors you came in through.
At the end of the show the actors will come on and bow. You are welcome to clap at this point if you would like.
Synopsis
This is a brief summary of the play to help the sensory guide make more sense.
Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals.
The titular Wolves, all aged 16 to 17 years old, are unnamed and identifyable only by their jersey numbers. The play is presented in one act with no interval, each of the six scenes set on a consecutive Saturday as the girls warm up and prepare for their weekly games. They have (mostly) been playing together for over a decade, and they are competitive and undefeated with little to no assistance from their useless male coach.
Here are all the symbols that might be used in the story guide on the next page:
Below is a story guide that highlights
SCENE 1
Starts with loud, intense music and flashing lights
#46 asks #7 if her chest is sensitive because she’s pregnant which leads to a long awkward pause
After the girls talk about going to prison there is a loud whistle blown off-stage
When the girls talk about school buses they start shouting
At the end of the scene there is loud, intense music and flashing lights
SCENE 2
Starts with a bright light
The ‘r’ slur is used by #7 after the group sing The Shire Theme from The Lord Of The Rings
The ‘r’ slur is shouted after the girls talk about #14's Dad being Armenian
At the end of the scene there is loud, intense music and flashing lights SCENE 3
When the girls talk about sounding like Frankie Jr, #8 reveals that she was sexually assaulted by him
After the girls talk about missing Coach Patrick they talk about terminal breast cancer
#13 teases #8 which causes her to shout loundly in response
After the girls circle up to stretch, #25 shouts very loudly and suddenly
#25 gives a motivational speech which the girls respond to by shouting all together
#2 has a nosebleed
At the end of the scene there is a whistle blown followed by loud, intense music and flashing lights which shine out into the audience
SCENE 4
When the girls talk about trampolines #14 shouts the ‘c’ word
After #7 threatens to quit, the girls argue and shout very loudly
At the end of the scene there is eerie music and a blackout
SCENE 5
There is rumbling in the background and thunder
#00 has visably been crying - she then proceeds to have a panic attack and screams at the end of the scene
SCENE 6
After the girls talk about forfeiting, #8 screams and burst into tears
After talking about the dishes, Soccer Mom (#14's mom) gets lost in thought and then suddenly snaps and shouts
Soccer Mom asks #2 if she’s eating and calls her skinny
At the end, the girls start a group chant and their voices start echoing loudly with flashing lights ------End------
After the show, people will clap. They may also stand up, cheer or shout to tell the actors they enjoyed the show.
