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The Art House Presents
A Belvoir St Theatre Production
Scenes from the Climate Era
Written by David Finnigan
Directed by Carissa Licciardello
Supported by Oranges & Sardines, Patty Akopiantz & Justin Punch
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.
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Cast & Creatives
CREATIVES
Writer: David Finnigan
Director: Carissa Licciardello
Set & Lighting Designer: Nick Schlieper
Costume Designer: Ella Butler
Composer & Sound Designer: David Bergman
Vocal Coach: Laura Farrell
Assistant Director: Clement Rukundo
Dramaturg: Vaishnavi Suryaprakash
Observing Director: Rikiah Lizarraga
Stage Manager: Luke McGettigan
Assistant Stage Manager: Christopher Starnawski
CAST
Harriet Gordon-Anderson
Abbie-lee Lewis
Brandon McClelland
Ariadne Sgouros
Charles Wu
Reviews
“This is theatre doing what it was made to do. An invigoratingly honest portrayal of what it’s like to engage with climate change conversations (and be alive!) right this second.”
- Limelight
“Intelligent, affecting and deeply human play...A dizzying mosaic. ★★★★”
- TimeOut
“Raw, vulnerable and utterly engaging. ★★★★★”
- The Au Review
“The world’s biggest story, told in 50 plays over 80 minutes. ★★★★”
- The Guardian
"Finnigan dissects the hyper object of climate change into discrete moments in the epic of everyday life, slicing it into its smallest p arts and conducting aesthetic surgery until his audience can make sense of it."
- The Saturday Paper
“The theme of hope rises up like the human spirit within the script.” Theatre Reds – “Humorous and moving.”
- ArtsHub
“Lively and truthful.”
- Australian Stage Online
“A powerful piece of writing.”
- The Plus One’s
