Kyoto by Joe Murphy

Kyoto by Joe Murphy

The West End edition, significantly revised and updated, of this breathless political thriller by the writers of The Jungle.

BEST NEW PLAY: OLIVIER AWARD NOMINEE 2025

This isn't a negotiation. It's hand to hand combat.

11 December 1997.
The Kyoto Conference Centre, 5 a.m.

The nations of the world are in deadlock. Eleven hours have passed since the UN's landmark climate conference should have ended. Time is running out. And agreement feels a world away.

Their prize: the world's first legally binding emissions targets. Their obstacle: American oil lobbyist and master strategist, Don Pearlman.

Kyoto is the urgent tale of a moment when, finally, the impossible seemed possible. It opened at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in June 2024, in a co-production between Good Chance and the RSC, and transferred to @sohoplace, London, in January 2025.

Joe Murphy grew up in Leeds and Joe Robertson grew up in Hull. In 2015, they established Good Chance in the 'Jungle' refugee and migrant camp in Calais. Their first play, The Jungle, based on their experience there, was a sell-out West End and international hit. Good Chance also co-produced The Walk with Little Amal in 2021.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780571396764
ISBN 10	0571396763
Title	Kyoto
Author	Joe Murphy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Year published	2025-01-16
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.