

The Beautiful Future Is Coming
By Flora Wilson Brown | Directed by Nancy Medina –★ ★ ★ ★ ★Go in your masses to watch this thought-provoking masterpiece
★ ★ ★ ★ ★Compelling... a must see!
★ ★ ★ ★A wonderfully sculpted production
★ ★ ★ ★A shocking and sharp call to action, and an urgent triumph from Nancy Medina
★ ★ ★ ★This could be one of the most important pieces of theatre you ever go and see
‘Can you feel it? Something is hanging in the balance – ready to fall.’
1856. New York. Eunice sits in what will become Central Park and wonders if her research into CO2 is telling her something is going horribly wrong.
2027. London. Claire falls in love as the heatwave breaks and the streets begin to flood.
2100. Svalbard. While an 86-day storm rages outside, Ana hears a baby crying in the seed vault.
The world is ending, sure. But what happens in between?
Flora Wilson Brown’s The Beautiful Future Is Coming is a fast-paced, funny and wildly inventive look at 250 years of real and imagined history through the eyes of three couples.
Nancy Medina (A Good House; Choir Boy – Best Director, Black British Theatre Awards 2024) directs this powerful story about the climate crisis, and holding onto hope and humanity against all odds.
Photo by Michael Wharley | Design by Steph Pyne
The Beautiful Future Is Coming was first presented at Jermyn Street Theatre on 30 January 2024 as part of their Footprints Festival, co-produced by Jermyn Street Theatre and Do Not Alight and directed by Harry Tennison:
Voices of Tomorrow | Audio Installation
13 May 2025Designers Note | Aldo Vázquez
13 May 2025Writer's Note from Flora Wilson Brown
7 May 2025"We come together - not because we are told to, but because we want to"
5 May 2025Trees Company - Chew Valley Trees put roots down in the theatre
5 May 2025How to make change happen - Climate resource page
5 May 2025Amber Amoo-Gottfried | "Facts and figures are critical, but it’s creative projects which bring the climate movement to life"
4 May 2025Be part of the Beautiful Future | Call out for young people’s voices to join exciting audio project
4 Apr 2025Meet our new pals at the Festival of Nature
4 Apr 2025A Beautiful cast for The Beautiful Future
4 Apr 2025
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- Approx. 1 hour 30 mins (no interval)
- Age Guidance
- Ages 12+
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- The Beautiful Future Is Coming has Audio Described, BSL and Captioned performances.
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