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The Heretic

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 3m

Richard Bean

The study of climate science is the cool degree at the university where Dr Diane Cassell is a lead academic in Earth Sciences. At odds with the orthodoxy over the causes of climate change, she
finds herself increasingly vilified and is forced to ask whether the
issue is becoming political as well as personal.

The Heretic

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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The study of climate science is the cool degree at the university where Dr Diane Cassell is a lead academic in Earth Sciences. At odds with the orthodoxy over the causes of climate change, she finds herself increasingly vilified and is forced to ask whether the issue is becoming political as well as personal. Could the belief in anthropogenic global warming be the most attractive religion of the 21st century? What evidence do we need before deciding on policy?

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Performing Groups
Dr Diane Cassell, 40s. Palaeogeophysics and geodynamics lecturer.
Ben Shotter, 19. An Earth Sciences undergraduate.
Phoebe, 21. Dr Cassell's daughter.
Geoff Tordoff, 40s. Site Services for the University Campus, with a brief for Security.
Professor Kevin Maloney, 50s. Head of Faculty Earth Sciences.
Catherine Tickell, 20s. Human Resources Officer.
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting An office, a kitchen

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Richard Bean

Richard Bean
Richard Bean was born in Hull in 1956. After school, he worked in a bread plant before leaving to study Social Psychology at Loughborough University. Richard has worked as a psychologist and a stand-up comedian. His work for the stage includes: Young Marx (which has just ...
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