Will climate change deniers one day be accused of crimes against humanity? As the environment and climate change make headlines, Robert Marinier’s play draws us into a totalitarian green regime for a Brechtian experience tinged with humour.

In a not-too-distant future, massive floods ravage the Earth; cities are submerged, roads are destroyed, and hordes of migrants converge on the last remaining arable land. In Canada, an extremist faction of the Green Party, brought to power by a coup, imposes the death sentence on anyone who denies global warming. A rebellion starts to gain momentum. Convinced he’s only in a play, Guy Coudonc remains impervious to the impending disaster ... until, in spite of himself, he becomes the main character in this ecological fable.

A light-hearted illustration of our capacity for selective blindness, Un conte de l’apocalypse investigates the impact of our actions on the equilibrium of our planet. This play by Robert Marinier, recipient of the 2017 Nouvel-Ontario Award for his contribution to Franco-Ontarian arts and culture, is directed by André Perrier and marks the 40^th anniversary of Théâtre de la Vieille 17.