The Studios: Scenes from the Climate Era at Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay

From an Australian playwright known for whip-smart works at the crossroads of science and art, comes a dazzling and provocative reflection on the biggest crisis in human history.

A couple discusses whether it’s ethical to have children. Scientists try to bioengineer a new coral reef. A Chinese team works to contain a glacier by building an Antarctic seawall. The last frog of its kind calls into the abyss for a mate.

Scenes from the Climate Era is a dizzying stream of conversations. Snapping between the absurd and the comic, the domestic and the global, the past, present and possible futures, the play distils the big ideas into intimate snapshots that bristle with urgency.

Working alongside director Ellison Tan, playwright David Finnigan adapts this work to reflect a warmth and sensibility unique to this region. This Singapore edition is a brand-new take on the original play, with scenes re-written or moved around, and brought to life by a stellar, multigenerational cast.

Scenes from the Climate Era is a stark reminder that time is no longer running out but merely passing, and that the consequences of generations past are the inevitable reality of those to come.