Scenes from the Climate Era at Belvoir

“We knew there was a mass extinction happening, we all felt bad about it. But you couldn’t think about it every second of every day. I had a bad breakup that year, I was trying to pay rent. We were just living our lives.”

A frog, the last of its species, starts calling for a mate, but there’s no-one to hear.

A group of friends reminisce about the last time they took a flight, before all that came to an end.

Landholders in Borneo confront western environmentalists over who owns the forest.

A scientist is coached on how to speak to the media in digestible soundbites.

A family takes to the water, needing a new home, new hope…

A remarkable, illuminating, shocking, wry, and sometimes inspiring piece of theatre, Scenes from the Climate Era is exactly what it says – over fifty small plays that catch the exhilaration, frustration and fascination of living in interesting times.

"We read this and simply had to do it, we haven’t had a script that’s generated quite as much energy as this one. David is a climate expert as well as a playwright, and the sheer dramatic impact of his expertise is thrilling, frightening, invigorating. It’s not a play that wags its finger, it’s terrifically smart and human. If you’re looking for something about the big issues of this era, here’s a piece of theatre for you." – Eamon Flack (Artistic Director)

Writer: David Finnigan

Director: Carissa Licciardello

Cast: Abbie-Lee Lewis, Brandon McClelland and Charles Wu