Lungs

'I could fly to New York and back every day for seven years and still not leave a carbon footprint as big as if I have a child. Ten thousand tonnes of CO2. That's the weight of the Eiffel Tower. I'd be giving birth to the Eiffel Tower.'

In a time of global anxiety, terrorism, erratic weather and political unrest, a young couple want a child but are running out of time. If they over think it, they'll never do it. But if they rush, it could be a disaster.They want to have a child for the right reasons. Except, what exactly are the right reasons? And what will be the first to destruct - the planet or the relationship?

About the author

Duncan Macmillan

Summary

‘I could fly to New York and back every day for seven years and still not leave a carbon footprint as big as if I have a child. Ten thousand tonnes of CO2. That’s the weight of the Eiffel Tower. I’d be giving birth to the Eiffel Tower.’

In a time of global anxiety, terrorism, erratic weather and political unrest, a young couple want a child but are running out of time. If they over think it, they’ll never do it. But if they rush, it could be a disaster.They want to have a child for the right reasons. Except, what exactly are the right reasons? And what will be the first to destruct – the planet or the relationship?

Product details

• Authors: Duncan Macmillan, Macmillan Duncan
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.09.2021
• EAN: 9781350270077
• ISBN: 978-1-350-27007-7
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Modern Plays; Oberon Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, DRAMA / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, ART / General, The arts, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Plays, Playscripts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights