Lungs

“First seen in Sheffield in 2011, Duncan Macmillan’s terrific two hander is about a couple contemplating have a baby. Is it really responsible to bring another person into a crowded world? After all, a child leaves a massive carbon footprint: equivalent to flying back and forth to New York every day for seven years. I really loved this off-kilter, thoughtful love story when I saw it almost a decade ago and it should have even greater currency as the climate emergency becomes ever more urgent. The casting for the Old Vic’s production is tasty too, with Matt Smith and Claire Foy as a couple living in the age of anxiety—grappling with what they want and what they individually need.”