Surrounded by the glass and steel towers of London's financial district, a low-rise construction made of re-used materials has sprung up to make the point we have collective power to tackle climate change.
The Greenhouse Theatre, billed as Britain's first zero waste theatre, is staging plays in London over the summer months when long, light evenings reduce the need for electricity.
It has been built by a team led by artistic director Oli Savage, 26. He says his target audiences, aged around 16 to 35, tend to be very worried about the environment, but pessimistic they can do anything about it."Everything that we use has had a life before and once we’re done with it, or if we’re done with it, we work very hard to make sure it goes on to have a life after us," he told Reuters. "There’s no reason to make excuses.
He also says theatre's role is to help people get beyond the daunting facts and figures of climate science through stories they can relate to. His show "To the Ocean" aims to help "people feel connected to the natural world and to each other", he said.Among the visiting companies, Signe Lury, artistic director of the Gift Horse Theatre, signed a contract that commits "to working in a zero-waste capacity, upholding this practice in both work and behaviour on site".
Over the five years since the Gift Horse Theatre was set up as environmentally-conscious theatre, Lury senses actors and audiences have become more willing to confront the climate issue.Other industry observers say building an entire theatre from re-used materials, although exceptional, is aligned with a trend that gathered
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