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Climate catastrophe and resistance: Theater brings explosive topics to the stage
ueTheater presents the play “Nach uns die Sintflut” in Regensburg on December 12, 2025, free admission. A critical look at our future.
Climate catastrophe and resistance: Theater brings explosive topics to the stage
The countdown has begun: On December 12, 2025 at 7 p.m., an event is on the program in the multi-generation house at Ostengasse 29 in Regensburg that is as important as it is emphatic. The ueTheater presents the play “After us the Deluge”. Admission is free and the topic couldn't be more timely: a future after a global environmental and climate catastrophe is brought to the stage. In this piece, a new social order emerges that revolves around people's basic needs.
But the play doesn't just tell about this new world. It also highlights an exciting trial taking place in Nuremberg, where the world's children, non-industrialized countries and displaced people are suing the main culprits of climate change. The defendants are representatives from politics, business, climate deniers and the richest 10% of society as well as repressive apparatuses. This trial is reminiscent of the Nuremberg war crimes trials and raises exciting questions.
A dark shadow
Parallel to the legal dispute, the play tells of a right-wing extremist terrorist group that calls itself “Herrenmenschen”. This group plans to storm the courthouse to restore order. Ironically, they are also victims of the man-made environmental and climate catastrophe, which leads to a dark tragedy in the plot.
The ueTheater has been active since 2002 and has made it its mission to bring socially critical topics to the stage. The current piece is part of the 2025 cultural annual theme “Great Weather Conditions”, which is financially supported by the city of Regensburg. So if you have time, you shouldn't miss this piece!
A look at future generations
In the context of the climate crisis, it is even more important to hear the voices of children and young people. A successful project in Austria aims to further promote this awareness. Workshops are offered here that deal, among other things, with the lives of the Arctic population, especially the Inuit. These programs are aimed at students from primary school to vocational school and aim to shed light on the challenges that indigenous communities are experiencing due to climate change. Interactive methods are used to actively involve the participants.
The workshops not only address how life is changing in the Arctic, but also the role of resource extraction and the development of sustainable solutions by combining traditional and modern approaches. This form of knowledge transfer is important for the next generation who have to deal with the effects of climate change, as the actors in the Regensburg play clearly show.
The event in the multi-generational house is not just a theater performance, but a call for reflection and action. One thing is clear: There is a lot at stake and it is high time to bring the issues of climate change and social responsibility onto the stage and into everyday life.