The Beautiful Future is Coming
by Flora Wilson Brown
An Amateur Production
By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical
On Behalf of Nick Hern Books
Directed by Jennifer Willison
July 23th - August 14th
The Beautiful Future is Coming follows three couples across 250 years of climate crisis: 1856, 2027 and 2100. In 1856, Eunice and her husband discuss her CO2 research, battling against sexism in the science field as she works to get her findings published and truly championed. In 2027, Claire and Dan fall in love to a backdrop of a heatwave and a fatal flood. Then in 2100, Ana is pregnant but cannot leave a research centre in Svalbard due to an 86-day storm which rages outside. Flora Wilson Brown’s writing is exquisitely poetic – weaving each world together in a seamless thread of familiar but equally unique stories brimming with profound humanity. Ultimately, it is a play about love, connection and a want to preserve vitality in all forms.
Saturday and Sunday performances are 4pm matinees.
All other performances at 8pm
Artwork by Michael Arvithis