Extreme weather. Greenwashed promises. Radical solutions. See 66 short scenes – comic, tragic and everything in between. Jam-packed with info, humanity and truth, but never wagging its finger in your face, Scenes From the Climate Era is a play about now, performed by the leaders of the future.
We’re living through the turning point of history. The planet’s changing. But are we?
From shifting coastlines to rising voices, Scenes from the Climate Era is a kaleidoscope of 66 striking snapshots. From the comic to the tragic and everything in between, each scene captures a moment of life on a planet in flux. It’s a fast-paced, truth-packed production that doesn’t lecture – it listens, reflects and looks forward.
For the first time, David Finnigan’s globally-acclaimed climate work is being reimagined by the next generation. The West Australian Youth Theatre Company cast breathe poignancy into this global crisis that they have inherited and are so often told is their problem to solve.
Scenes from the Climate Era is a play about now – about the choices we made yesterday and the difficult beauty of tomorrow. Invigoratingly honest and unexpectedly funny, it dives headfirst into the climate conversation with urgency, heart and the creative spark only youth can bring to one of the most urgent conversations of our time.
Various dates and times, check https://www.perthfestival.com.au/program/season-2026/scenes-from-the-climate-era for sessions.