You shouldn't keep them to yourself!..
Come and Discuss ...
Each evening the performance will be followed with a response by an inspiring scientist, artist or writer... an exciting chance to quiz the speakers and the creative team in a live open forum discussion, pick your speaker/date! :
Greta Scacchi, 27th May
Emmy award winning actress, environmental campaigner and patron of Bristol Old Vic.
Polly Higgins, 27th May
Barrister and international planetary activist who has lobbied the UN on planetary rights and the rcognition of the crime of Ecocide.
Jim Crace, 28th May
Whitbread award winning novelist, whose works include: The Pesthouse, Being Dead and All that Follows.
Max-Stafford-Clark, 31st May
Former Director at the Royal Court and Artistic Director of Out of Joint.
Alistair Sawday, 1 June
Writer, publisher and eco-campaigner who was the recipient of the IPA Environmental publisher of the year award 2008 and 2009.
Jonathan Porritt, 2 June
Founder Director of the sustainability NGO Forum for the Future.
Nina Raine, 3 June
Playwright and Theatre Director at The Royal Court and assisted Stephen Daldry on the original production of Far Away.
Jon Snow, 4 June
Journalist and renowned Channel 4 news presenter
Peter Madden, 4 June
Chief executive of sustainability organisation Forum for the Future
Simon Boxall, 5 June
Lecturer in Oceanography at the National Oceanography centre, Southhampton.
Tom Trevor, 5 June
Director of the Arnolfini, one of Europe's leading centres for contemporary arts.
Simon Jones, 7 June
Head of Drama at University of Bristol
Heather Ackroyd, 8 June
Artist working in the visual and performing arts who has participated in a number of Arctic expeditions investigating the effects of climate change.
Ruth Little, 9 June
Former literary manager of the Royal Court Theatre and member of the 2008 Cape farewell climate change expedition to the Artic.
*More speakers to be confirmed. Check out http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/ for more details!
