Water. Water A company called Filter has produced an eye-catching performance at the Hammersmith Lyric Theatre which successfully covered the issue of climate change, whilst also tackling the aspects of human relationships.

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A company called ‘Filter’ has produced an eye-catching performance at the Hammersmith Lyric Theatre which successfully covered the issue of climate change, whilst also tackling the aspects of human relationships. The performance revolves around the theme of whether or not human beings can connect to each other. The production spans across two decades, two generations of family and two continents.

        The opening scene is set in 1981 and we see and English lecturer delivering a speech about the dangers of global warming and the rising sea levels. Then, in the present day we meet his son, Graham, who is a total contrast of the character of his father, who seems to be open minded, wants to connect with people and is outgoing. Whereas Graham is self- centred, drawn in and doesn’t seem to communicate with people. Graham is invited by his half brother to attend the funeral of his father, where he finds out that his father abandoned his English family to make a new life.

A second story runs with this narrative about a British government negotiator, named Claire, who is struggling to enforce the views of British government on the American government regarding the issues of carbon emissions. While trying to do this we see the effects of her intensity of her boyfriend that she broke up with who attempts to break the world record for cave-diving.

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One of the key features of the performance is dealing with modern day political issues such as global warming. This immediately has relevance to the audience because it is a political issue with is effecting them today. However, people are more interested in performances showing relationship problems because they feel it connects to them more than a political issue such as global warming. In this performance the storyline puts across the issue of global warming to the audience using the theme of relationships in order for the audience members to feel more connected to the play.

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