It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when Dimanche turns from a comedy into a tragedy. Everyone is coasting along nicely, enjoying moments of shared delight when we realise the laughter has become more sporadic. People get there in their own time but one by one, a moment of recognition arrives and we see Dimanche for what it is: a show about climate complacency.

At first, it’s all fun and games. A snowy landscape (part-set construction, part-human body in white salopettes) is the terrain for a tiny camper van. We see headlights beaming and the tinny sound of a radio playing Paul Simon, as it’s driven along by puppeteers. Then a quick switch takes us inside the vehicle with real-sized humans, documentary filmmakers, bumping along the road. Witty moments come thick and fast until they reach their destination and start to capture footage of a polar ice cap that’s in danger of collapsing. 

Meanwhile, in an unidentified home we find a couple and an ageing parent battling excess heat, then excess wind and finally excess water. Again, we’re all laughing; until we’re not. Clever, funny, poignant and absolutely on point in terms of how most people are sleepwalking into a crisis, Dimanche conveys an important message in a hard-hitting yet accessible way. 

Dimanche, Church Hill Theatre, until 19 August, 7pm.