Time-bomb

When Maria, committed climate activist, pregnant, is arrested for her spectacular lone protest she must persuade a sceptical judge, the Jury, and her conflicted life partner, Jason, of the desperate importance of her mission – or face the rigours of jail. The audience are the Jury.

A row of seven headshots. The first is a headshot of Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong, a black woman with chin length braids and dark brown eyes. She is wearing a black, ribbed turtleneck top. The second is a headshot of Sophie-Louise Dann, a middle-aged white woman with short ginger hair. She had light green eyes. She is wearing glossy coral lipstick and a dark teal fair isle jumper. The background is grey. The third is a headshot of Shobna Gulati, a middle-aged brown non-binary person with long dark grey hair. They have a mole above the left side of their lips and strong, manicured dark eyebrows. The background is dark grey and they are wearing an olive green shirt. The fourth is a headshot of Amy Parker, a white woman with brown hair which is tied up. She has blue eyes and is wearing a square golden earring and a golden pendant necklace over a blue t-shirt. The background is dark grey. The fifth is a headshot of Jack Reitman, a young white man with short dark hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a dark green, corduroy shirt. The top button is open and some chest hair shows. The background is textured grey. The sixth is a headshot of Clive Rowe, a middle-aged black man with very short hair. He smiles with his mouth closed. He is wearing a burgundy button-up top and standing in front of a green hedge. The seventh is a headshot of EM Williams, a young non-binary mixed-race person with hair shaved at the sides and with short blond-tipped curls on top. They have a septum piercing and a hoop in their right earlobe. The background is grey and they are wearing a white sweatshirt. The actors names are written at the bottom of each headshot.
Two girls in school blazers face each other on stage. One is brown skinned with braids, the other is white and has a blonde plait.They both hold scripts in their hands. Behind them is a brick wall hung with the Morpeth academy crest and on either side pop art style portraits. On the stage there is a keyboard, a drum kit, 3 amps and a yellow chair.

Co-creating Time-bomb with our new audience

Time-bomb is inspired by events that happened in Essex, north Kent and by the ripple effects on those travelling in and out of East London. It looks closely at the effect the climate emergency has on Gen Z.  To support the work that we’ve been doing developing...