Is climate change turning the blowtorch on outdoor theatre?

It’s one of the cherished rites of summer. A blanket or a folding chair. An esky. Your bestest friends. A show under the stars.

Sydney-based theatre company Sport for Jove has staged outdoor productions since 2009. Its annual summer season, performed at the heritage-listed Bella Vista farmstead in the city’s outer north-western suburbs in December, and in Leura in the Blue Mountains in January, has been a fixture on the summer arts calendar for more than a decade.