Good COP, Bad COP 28 Festival

To coincide with the COP28 summit, Rising Tides takes over the Space for the next 12 days for their Good COP, Bad COP28 Festival. Featuring plays, discussions and workshops, the festival is their response to the climate crisis. 

NEWBIE
7-9 & 15-18 November (Livestream 18 Nov)
It’s Jackson’s first day as a drone pilot, protecting the sparse farmland of Kent, when he loses his entire unit over France. Aided by his irritated colleagues, Air Traffic Control, and an Eagle, he sets out on a search mission that could change the landscape forever. He should be a hero! But not everyone wants him to succeed. 

Newbie is a fast-paced climate change comedy, that sets environmental challenges against cooperation and hope. 

FURTHER EVIDENCE
10, 11, 14 November (Livestream 11 Nov)
If no one is listening to the facts and figures of the climate experts, then will art provide further evidence?  The story… a climate emergency.  Further Evidence partners experts at the forefront of the climate and environmental sector with todays most exciting writing talent. Further Evidence is a collaboration of science, activism and art. Bringing together a collection of newly penned short plays imagined through a conversation between the climate expert and writer.

COMMUNITY WRITERS WORKSHOP
12th November
Full details, times and workshop leaders to be announced. Watch this space!

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“Men argue. Nature acts.“ – Voltaire

With the future of our species at risk, this November the COP28 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. 

This summer’s IPCC report is a code red for humanity.  The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable. Extreme weather and climate disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity. That is why this year’s United Nations climate conference in Dubai is so important. 

How should artists respond? What does a theatrical response look like? How can we make our voices heard?  What contribution can we make? How can we influence change?