If the current, abnormal weather patterns around the world are clear warning signs of environmental catastrophe, we have tipped over the edge in Dawn King’s near-future dystopia. The roiling planet is in total crisis, with extreme heat, and air so polluted that windows need to remain shut and masks need to be worn. Reports of the outside world, beyond the stark single room on stage, speak of dead bodies, as well as reflectors on clouds in a desperate bid to lower the temperature.
A jury of children will decide the fate of the “dinosaur” generation that depleted the world’s resources and ruined the climate, so the court can punish those who created the greatest carbon footprints. The audience is reminded not to reveal spoilers at the end of the production, so suffice to say that it combines the spirit of Margaret Atwood’s speculative fictions with shades of Lord of the Flies.
