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
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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.
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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
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Approximate Run Time: 100 minutes
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Content Warnings: Contains themes of grief, climate anxiety and birth anxiety; and descriptions of extreme weather events, drowning, burning and suicide