The Fire Raisers (2008)
by Max Frisch
Directed by Richard Watkins
Performances: Tue 15th - Sat 19th April 2008, Prompt Corner
Contents
Introduction
Swiss-German writer, Max Frisch's most famous play is very black, very funny and quite weird. The play, published in 1958, and set in an unspecific modern European city, is about bourgeois reaction and fear, and the insidiousness of radical urban terror. Or you might just see it as a grotesque domestic comedy of manners.
Subversive arsonists are setting off a succession of fires, terrorising cities. Middle class, reactionary capitalist, Gotlieb Biedermann, is visited by two suspicious characters whom he allows to stay in his attic, and who may or may not be fire raisers... During the action, a Greek chorus of firemen comment on the story, and at times interact with the characters.
Cast
- Gottlieb Biedermann - Reginald Stewart
- Babette Biedermann - Annabel Entress
- Anna, the maid - Venetia Twigg
- Schmitz - Antonio Silvestri
- Eisenring - James Watson
- Chorus leader, fire officer / PhD - Jamie Scott-Clapperton
- Chorus 2, fire officer / WPC - Jenny Mortier
- Chorus 3, fire officer / Widow Knechtling - Charlotte Vaight
Crew
- Stage Manager - Mark Ireson
- Assistant Stage Manager / Production Assistant - David Redford-Green
- Assistant Stage Manager - Kavina Kamat
- Sound Design - Bob Callender
- Lighting Design - Induja Bandara,Anna York
- Special set and props work - Hans Mudlamootoo, Michael Wilson, Alex Robinson
- Costume - Lisa Thomas
- Photography - Mark Davies
- Poster Design - Alex Robinson
Reviews
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Gallery
Production photos by Mark Davies
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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