In this special scratch event preceding the performance of Scenes from the Climate Era, 6–8 emerging writers from global majority backgrounds will present brand-new short works responding directly to the climate crisis. These could be conversations happening at any level, in any place, today, tomorrow or in the future. Directed by Scenes from the Climate Era’s Associate Director, Grace Waga Glevey, the event will showcase these pieces performed by a professional cast, followed by an open discussion between the writers and audience exploring the play’s central themes.

Here’s the programme for the evening:

“The Survivors of Vanished Nations” – Nadia Dohadwala

Set in a tribunal hall in 2125, Nadia Dohadwala’s The Survivors of Vanished Nations confronts themes of inequity, injustice, and neo-colonialism through a landmark ecocide trial that seeks to hold the world’s worst polluting nations accountable for climate ruin.

“Two Endlings in Conversation” – Anayis Der Hakopian

Visual storyteller Anayis Der Hakopian imagines a haunting dialogue between two starving endlings — the last of their species — as they grapple with extinction and the brutal consequences of ecological collapse.

“The Green Disaster” – Harjan Singh Boparai

As Lakh prepares to inherit India’s largest car empire, a proposal for a “greener future” sends him spiralling into climate-denying madness. Harjan Singh Boparai’s dark comedy The Green Disaster explores the politicisation of the climate crisis with wit and absurdity.

“After the Flood” – Justina Gomez Molla

In the aftermath of a devastating flood in La Plata, Argentina, a granddaughter helps her grandmother pack for relocation — only to uncover botanical sketches that reveal a fading connection to the land. After the Flood by Justina Gomez Molla is a tender reflection on memory, displacement, and resilience.

“One Storm, Two Realities” – Carina Chatlani

Carina Chatlani’s One Storm, Two Realities poetically contrasts two experiences of Typhoon Ragasa: one lived in comfort in a Hong Kong high-rise, the other amid blackouts and food shortages in Luzon, the Philippines. A striking exploration of class disparity in climate disaster.

“Experimental Earth: Technoflora Series” – Maitha Ali

In a surreal, liminal world, anthropomorphised cell towers reflect on decay, disillusionment, and digital detachment in Maitha Ali’s Experimental Earth: Technoflora Series. A meditation on technology, nature, and what remains when both begin to corrode.