A London theatre is banning single-use plastic bottles as part of a mission to become a net-zero carbon venue by 2020.
The Royal Court theatre in Chelsea announced it was scrapping its plan to put on a month of of shows focussing on the climate emergency, according to the Guardian.
The world-famous theatre said told the publication it would instead find ways to make the organisation net-zero by the end of 2020 in all aspects of its operations.
The Royal Court will reportedly look at how they can change their lighting, set design, its bar and restaurant as well as banning audience members from bringing in single-use plastic bottles.
“It would be banned and I think it’s really important that it is banned,” the theatre’s artistic director, Vicky Featherstone told the newspaper.
She insisted the theatre was not "nannying people" but that "it is really important that people have to think about how they come in to the space and what it means."
The theatre announced earlier this year March 2020 would be dedicated to work on the climate emergency.
Ms Featherstone said the move "felt a bit simplistic" because their writers are already "writing about it all the time".
Instead, she said anyone entering the building from March would be contributing to the net-zero commitment.
The plan is to make changes to the theatre's rehearsal and experimental performance space, Site, which will then be applied to the main building as it transitions to a net-zero arts venue.
