How to Kill Everyone on the Planet - Ukraine and Other Recipes for a Nuclear Matricide is a play concerning the survival of our planet in a conflict-ridden world. From Outer Space, four members of the Cosmic Crisis Committee watch a situation in Islamabad that has the potential to escalate into a full-blown nuclear war between India and Pakistan. A conflict between Singapore and Malaysia could also escalate into a World War. The Russian invasion of Ukraine raises the real and immediate possibility of nuclear warfare with horrific consequences for the entire planet. At the military academy in Moscow, a Russian instructor discusses the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and explains to his students how artificial intelligence (AI) can be a game changer in the conflict. Meanwhile, the Hairies, a violent, meat-eating, alien species descend on Earth with a view to colonising it. Will the Blue Planet survive? Will humans commit global harakiri by carrying out a ‘nuclear matricide’ and will the planet become a ball of fire? Playwright Rajesh Talwar uses fictional as well as real-life scenarios, such as the conflict in Ukraine, to spark an important global debate. How to Kill Everyone on the Planet is a thought provoking and deeply troubling read that takes a satirical and philosophical look at the possibility of a tragedy beyond all others.

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