MAKING THEATRE
KYOTO
A Good Chance and Royal Shakespeare Company co-production
From the writers and directors of the universally-acclaimed The Jungle comes this timely and fast-paced political thriller placing you right at the heart of the historic 1997 Kyoto climate summit.
Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, from 18 June 2024
By Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, directed by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin
“It’s not a negotiation. It’s hand to hand combat.”
11th December 1997. The Kyoto Conference Centre, 5am.
The nations of the world are in deadlock. 11 hours have passed since the UN’s landmark climate conference should have ended. Time is running out. And agreement feels a world away…
Their prize: the world’s first legally binding emissions targets.
Their obstacle: American oil lobbyist and master strategist, Don Pearlman.
Global in scale and personal at heart, Kyoto is the breathless, gripping tale of a moment when finally, the impossible seemed possible.
From the creative team that brought you The Jungle…
“That rare thing: a necessary piece of theatre” - ★★★★★ The Guardian on The Jungle
Written by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, Good Chance’s Artistic Directors and playwrights of The Jungle, “one of the most vital pieces of theatre ever to grace the stage”, and being brought to life by the directors of The Jungle and most recently Stranger Things: The First Shadow Stephen Daldry (The Crown) and Justin Martin (Prima Facie). Kyoto is a Good Chance commission in co-production with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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