Climate change one-man show at coastal education centre


Wednesday 15 April, 2015


A funny and moving monologue about climate change will be performed at the Simon Aspinall Wildlife Education Centre at Cley Marshes as part of the Norfolk Festival of Nature.

Created and performed by Steve Waters, In a vulnerable place takes an urgent journey into a changing climate. From the Broads of Norfolk to the steppes of Mongolia, he examines what is happening to the natural world and the human heart.
 
The hour-long show begins at 7.30pm on Wednesday 22 April. There is no need to book. Entry costs £8 for members of Norfolk Wildlife Trust, and £10 for non-members.

The play tells the story of encounters Waters has had with real people in the Norfolk Broads and in Mongolia: the near-to and the far-flung. During his journeys Waters meets reed-cutters and camel-herders, twitchers and nomads; he meets the man who saved a village and enters a prison to meet a man who saved a river.  He voices these encounters but keeps in view his own emotional journey – as a parent, as a writer, as a citizen. And whilst much of the show is deeply troubling, there is humour and hope that emerges from a world where there’s ‘so much left to fight for’.

The Simon Aspinall Wildlife Education Centre is a major step forward in Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s aims to reconnect people with the natural world, encouraging a more active interest in its protection and conservation. It is supported by the National Lottery through a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Chief Executive of Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Brendan Joyce said: “The Simon Aspinall Wildlife Education Centre marks the start of a new chapter in almost 90 years of the Trust’s history as it brings a brand new programme of cultural and educational events and activities to Cley. We hope our members, visitors and the local community enjoy this remarkable play and the other cultural events we have taking place.”

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