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.

Click on the links below to book your tickets or to find out more about each production.

REVIEWS:

"BEAUTIFULLY ACTED"

- The Times

"COMPELLING"

- The Daily Telegraph

"EMOTIONAL AND HUMAN"

- The Reviews Hub

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.

RESILIENCE

Freshly appointed as a government advisor Will is in Westminster and out of his depth.

As environmental disaster looms, it’s a race against time to take action, but can he get ministers to listen before it is too late?

ABOUT THE CONTINGENCY PLAN

MEET THE CAST

We spoke to the cast of The Contingency Plan about their roles in On The Beach and Resilience.

Click on each image to hear more...

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

Coldhouse Collective photographer Tim Burton captures a snapshot of life in the polar regions.

PANEL EVENT CATCH UP

On Friday 21 October, Magid Magid hosted a discussion between the creative team of The Contingency Plan and climate change experts.

Steve Waters (writer), Caroline Steinbeis and Chelsea Walker (directors), Robert Larter and Hamish Pritchard (British Antarctic Survey) and Ffion Mitchell (Marine Conservation Society) discussed the themes explored in the plays and the reality of our near future.

You can now watch a recording of the event by clicking here.