Tidal Waves [Play]

TIDAL WAVES is based on events I witnessed working with villages in Papua New Guinea. I came to see the tribespeople as the guardians of the source of life. For here: “The trees reach the sky, making fresh air for the world to breathe and the sky falls to earth, making fresh rain for the world to drink.”

Cast    10 - 4F 6M

Setting   A rainforest village

TIDAL WAVES is set in a remote rainforest village and focuses on a marginalized people who have no voice against the global erosion of indigenous cultures.

We follow Luke a young clan chief and his family as they are confronted by the unscrupulous outside world and hurtled from bush telegraph to mobile phone in one generation. They are hit in quick succession by five waves of exploitation: Christianity, Logging, Environmentalism, Gold and Carbon Trading.

Incredibly – and despite almost ‘drowning’ – the family survive. The women led by Sero, Luke’s wife, and Enid his mother-in-law, fight to save their treasured culture.

TIDAL WAVES is undergoing major revision and is not currently available for production.