ADC Theatre
Tue 12 - Sat 16 May
Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club
Scenes from the Climate Era
David Finnigan
Content warning [May contain spoilers]
"Theatre cannot stop rising sea levels or extinguish forest fires. But productions like this remind us that drama still has the power to make enormous subjects feel personal, immediate and human." -- The Cambridge Critique
Everyone is sick of climate change. Want a cure?
Told through more than 50 snapshots, Scenes from the Climate Era hurtles across continents and timeframes to tell the story of your life.
Scenes subtly, playfully, and candidly sets out what the climate era will look like, for you. Not in far away places to far away people, not just in wildfires, hurricanes, and mountains of plastic, but specifically how it will touch your home, your relationships, and your decisions.
From conferences to nightclubs, from dinner parties to decisions about air travel and children, Scenes weaves together moments of moments of humour, uncertainty, hope, and grief. It asks how to live with a crisis that is simultaneously omnipresent and somehow so appealing to ignore.
Since its Australian premiere in 2023, Scenes has travelled to the Philippines, New Zealand, Singapore, and London. Each production uniquely adapts to the new context in collaboration with local artists and communities. This version sees all-new scenes written by students in Cambridge.
Join us for a journey around the world and back again through the past, present, and future of the climate crisis: both as we know it and as we will.
CUADC x Cambridge Zero Opening Night Social
CUADC and Cambridge Zero present a collaborative opening night social event for Scenes From The Climate Era on Tuesday 12th May, within which they are delighted to be able to offer tickets to the performance entirely free of charge to all University of Cambridge members. To sign up for this offer, please fill out CUADC’s form here, and your ticket will then be purchased by CUADC on your behalf.
This production is suitable for ages 12 and over; it contains some mature themes and adult topics. Parental discretion is advised; please see the content warnings for more information.
Times
Thu 14 May at 7:45pm
Fri 15 May at 7:45pm
Sat 16 May at 7:45pm
Duration
135 minutesVenue
ADC TheatreTickets
TUE £10-£14, WED-THU £12.50–£16, FRI–SAT £14.50–£17.50flashing images
References to:
death and/or dying, existentialism, drug abuse, pregnancy, animal death
Brief mentions of:
mild strong language
The ADC Theatre is Britain's oldest University playhouse, today administered and maintained by the University of Cambridge. Plays have been presented on the site since 1855, when the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club (CUADC) was founded, and the society met and performed in the back room of the Hoop Inn, which stood almost exactly where the ADC Theatre stands today. Today, the ADC Theatre is the centre of University drama in Cambridge, run almost entirely by students with no Faculty involvement.
Access
When you arrive at the ADC Theatre, there are power assisted doors to the Box Office. In the foyer there is a lift which leads up to the bar and auditorium. The accessible toilet is located on the ground floor across the foyer. Further information can be found here.
If you are booking a wheelchair seat in the ADC auditorium for the first time, please call the Box Office on 01223 300085 or email access@adctheatre.com. We will then alter the permissions of your ADC account so that you can access the wheelchair seats on our website when you book in the future.
Complimentary tickets are available for full-time carers.
The ADC Theatre and Corpus Playroom is fitted with an infra-red audio system designed to help deaf and hard of hearing patrons. If you are using the system for the first time, please arrive early and seek advice from our Front of House team.
Assistance dogs are welcome in both of our venues. Please call the Box Office or email the above address when booking to ensure you are seated appropriately.
If you are travelling by car, you can use the Park Street car park (2 minute walk), the Grand Arcade car park (10 minute walk) or the Castle Hill car park (15 minute walk). You can find out more information here.
Address
ADC TheatrePark Street
Cambridge
CB5 8AS
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