sea change

Soho Theatre, London, W1D 3NE
4 - 20 March
Mon-Sat 6.30pm
Sat 2pm

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.

Directed by Yasmin Hafesji

Dramaturgy by Aisha Zia and Anna Himali Howard

Photo by Alia Romagnoli featured in Shado Magazine.

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The Plays

  • A portrait of a woman in a red jacket

    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?

  • Group of five diverse young women posing playfully in a room with decorative wall panels and brick wall background. One woman is sitting on the floor with her legs extended, smiling and making peace signs. Others stand or crouch around her, smiling, making peace signs, and striking playful poses, with one woman raising her hand in a victory sign.

    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.

  • A portrait of a woman smiling

    2120


    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?

  • Three women dressed in traditional Indian attire participating in a ritual, with one woman seated and holding a tray with ceremonial items, and two women standing behind her in a dimly lit room.

    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.

Wraparound Activities

  • IN FACTION: Survival, hope, and what comes after the fire


    Soho Theatre, London, W1D 3NE
    6th March, 2027
    4PM TBC

    With HighTide and Kingston University

    A panel discussion on climate crisis, decolonisation, and the power of Black and South Asian women building together.

    Titilola Dawudu is the Artistic Director and CEO of HighTide, and a writer and dramaturg whose work explores reigniting imagination, community, shifting narratives and theatre's role in social change. She is currently writing a book about decolonising dramaturgy.

  • THE OTHERED WOMAN: A panel discussion Hosted and curated by Shahed Ezaydi


    Soho Theatre, London, W1D 3NE
    13th March, 2027
    4pm TBC

    A panel discussion on how white feminism fuels Islamophobia, and why Muslim women are done being left out of the conversation. The conversation will explore the impacts and consequences of gendered Islamophobia and the experiences of Muslim women in the current political and social climate, as well as the importance of an intersectional and inclusive feminist framework.

  • ROOTS: A Film by Anna Himali Howard


    Soho Theatre, London, W1D 3NE
    20th March, 2027
    4pm TBC


    The South Asian Diaspora Arts Archive, housed at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, is full of treasures which show us that we are standing on the shoulders of giants. Director Anna Himali Howard has been in residence with Kali Theatre, delving into unpublished plays from the South Asian canon. When we know the radical works that have gone before us, and no longer feel like the 'first' to do it, we can keep their legacy alive and move the artform forwards. Join us for a showcase of extracts, directed by Anna Himali Howard.