Whale

In this play the oceans are rising
In this play the world is on the bring of a tragedy
In this play our politicians have given in to industrial lobbies again and again
And because of that
In this play
People are going to die
Imagine that

Winner of the 2018 Max Afford Award and the 2019 Helen Noonan Award.

Video by Nick McInerney
Production photos by Theresa Harrison

’It’s rare to find a piece of theatre that explores climate change with such a compelling mix of playfulness and authority… it is brimming with imagination and ingenuity. I have no doubt Whale will be a significant marker in how the arts deals with the great issues of our time.’ — Max Afford Award judges comments.

‘Whale is as much about theatre as it is theatre. In Kilpatrick's theatre stories, the audience are, to different degrees, characters and participants as much as observers. Theatre isn't just what happens on the stage, it's how we feel watching it, it's what we talk about afterwards, it's whether we go home and forget it or are still thinking about it days and weeks later. It's what we do. Whale is all about what we do.’ — Anne-Marie Peard, Sometimes Melbourne.