sea change
Sea Change is four short plays exploring themes of memory, loss, and resilience in the face of climate collapse – interrogating how we cling to hope, home, and humanity when confronted with ecological disaster, family estrangement, displacement, and the ethical complexities of survival.
These plays were developed through our Discovery programme, Climate Theatre Festival, and writer network, and further developed with dramaturgical support from Anna Himali Howard and Aisha Zia.
Sea Change will be presented as a single production at Soho Theatre in March 2027, as part of our Kalisthenics Season.
Details coming soon.
Photo by Alia Romagnoli featured in Shado Magazine.
sea change
THE PLAYS
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By Ilina Jha
A determined optimist. A rebellious lesbian. A thoughtful activist. Three normal teenagers living totally normal lives—hanging out in wastelands and surviving on rationed oxygen. Can hope flourish in this post-apocalyptic world?
BINNACLE
by Rabiah Hussain
Two sisters reunite to decide the fate of the houseboat they grew up in. As they gather old belongings, they uncover their mother’s hidden longing for Azad Kashmir and her decision to live by the water.
THIS IS A COW
by Khushali Maroo
A cow is born and then it dies. A play about the different ways we meet the cow – in the shed, the slaughterhouse, and at dinner. A play that explores violence and love.
NANUQ
by Atiha Sen Gupta
Melting ice caps. Polar bears. Bags for life.
Climate refugee Nanuq has managed to breach the defences, armed with nothing but her story. Arriving alone, having escaped guns, blood stained snow and starvation, Nanuq is met with the icy disbelief of officialdom. What happens when you swap one hostile environment for another?