THE BEAUTIFUL FUTURE IS COMING

THE BEAUTIFUL FUTURE IS COMING

18 - 22 May

THE BEAUTIFUL FUTURE IS COMING

by Flora Wilson Brown

Directed by Kim Hardwick

Presented by Witches of Waterloo Productions

The world is ending, sure. But what happens in between?

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  • AN AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    1856, New York. Eunice sits in what will become Central Park and wonders if her research into CO2 is telling her something is going horribly wrong. 

    2027, London. Claire falls in love as the heatwave breaks, and the streets begin to flood. 

    2100, Svalbard. While an 86-day storm rages outside, Ana hears a baby crying in the seed vault. 

    The world is ending, sure. But what happens in between? A fast-paced, funny and wildly inventive look at 250 years of real and imagined history through the eyes of three couples. 

    ★★★★★ “Go in your masses to watch this thought-provoking masterpiece” - Bristol Post | ★★★★★ “Deeply powerful… a pinprick of light amid the encroaching darkness” - The Arts Desk | ★★★★ “This could be one of the most important pieces of theatre you ever go and see” - Theatre & Tonic

  • Presenting Company: Witches of Waterloo Productions

    Writer: Flora Wilson Brown

    Director: Kim Hardwick 

    Producers: Liminka Pather & Lily Rawson

    Associate Producer: Poppy Cozens 

    Marketing and Assistant Producer: Alex Reid-Queeney

    Stage Manager: Kate Moore

    Costume & Props Designer: Lily Moody

    Costume & Props Assistant: Jazmyn Adey 

    Lighting Designer: Topaz Marlay-Cole 

    Sound Designer: Otto Zagala

    Dialect: Linda Nicholls-Gidley

    Cast (of 6): Liminka Pather (Clare), Lily Rawson (Ana), Tierney Clarke (Eunice), Cameron Steven (John), Reid Perry (Dan), Daniel Francis-Swaby (Malcolm)

    This listing is updated as cast/creatives are confirmed in the lead-up to the production, and if there are changes to the team.

  • Season: 18/05 - 22/05 (previews 18/05, opening night [invitation only] 19/05)

    Times: Mon 7pm, Tues-Fri 9pm

    Ticket Prices:

    • Preview: $22 + booking fee

    • General Admission: $27.50 + booking fee

  • Approximate Run Time: 100 minutes

  • Content Warnings:  Contains themes of grief, climate anxiety and birth anxiety; and descriptions of extreme weather events, drowning, burning and suicide