On The Beach

"Waters’ massive achievement is to have made the most important issue of our times into engrossing theatre.” The Guardian on The Contingency Plan
 
Steve Waters’ climate-emergency double bill is brought bang up to date, specially revised for this Sheffield run. One play is a compelling family drama, the other a thrilling political satire. Each stands alone, together they’re a fearless, funny and foreboding portrait of a near future.
On the Beach
Will’s father was a leading climate scientist before retreating to the coast, his promising career mysteriously cut short. Now Will has picked up his father’s work, and with the threat of a catastrophic flood moving ever closer, he returns to the family home with news that will force secrets to the surface.