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by [[Max Frisch]]
 
by [[Max Frisch]]
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Performances:  Tue 15th - Sat 19th April [[2008]], [[Prompt Corner]]
 
Performances:  Tue 15th - Sat 19th April [[2008]], [[Prompt Corner]]
  
==Auditions==
 
*Wednesday 19th December, 8-10pm ([[Prompt Corner]])         
 
*Thursday 20th December, 8-10pm ([[Bell Theatre]])         
 
*Sunday 23rd December, 6-8pm ([[Rehearsal Room]])
 
  
  
 
== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
A spate of arson attacks is terrorising the country.  The arsonists insinuate themselves into respectable people’s homes to use as a base for starting the fires which are wreaking havoc. 
 
  
Capitalist, Herr Biedermann is forthright in his condemnation of those responsible, happy to hold forth on the subject with little prompting. So, how does Herr Biedermann react when a strange man shows up at his home seeking food and shelter?  
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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.  
  
Swiss writer, Max Frisch’s most famous play was written in the late 1950’s, and is a black comedy of the most grotesque kind.  It appears to have resonances with fears of terrorism in Britain in recent times.  It is also a tremendously funny play about how very middle class, small minded people might deal with the direct threat of "others".
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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.  
 
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I would like to bring out the stylised nature of the play in the staging, whilst also retaining the essential humanity in the reactions to the awfulness of the story unfolding.
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== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
''There will be eight in the cast, including the 3 chorus/firemen, whom I am doubling with three other small characters.  All actors cast will have plenty to get their teeth into.''
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*Gottlieb Biedermann - [[Reginald Stewart]]
     
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*Babette Biedermann - [[Annabel Entress]]
*Gottlieb Biedermann - M, 30s-40s
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*Anna, the maid - [[Venetia Twigg]]
*Babette Biedermann - F, 30s-40s
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*Schmitz - [[Antonio Silvestri]]
*Anna, the maid - F, teens-20s
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*Eisenring - [[James Watson]]
*Schmitz - M, 20s-30s (needs to be a fairly imposing build)
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*Chorus leader, fire officer / PhD - [[Jamie Scott-Clapperton]]
*Eisenring - M, 20s
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*Chorus 2, fire officer / WPC - [[Jenny Mortier]]
 
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*Chorus 3, fire officer / Widow Knechtling - [[Charlotte Vaight]]
*Chorus/Fireman 1 (doubling as the Policeman) - M, 30s-50s.
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*Chorus/Firewoman 2 (doubling as Widow Knechtling) - F, 40s-50s.
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*Chorus/Fireman 3 (doubling as Doctor of Philosophy) - M, 20s-30s.
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== Crew ==
 
== Crew ==
*Stage Manager - [[SM Name]]
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*Stage Manager - [[Mark Ireson]]
*Lighting Design - [[Designer Name]]
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*Assistant Stage Manager / Production Assistant - [[David Redford-Green]]
*Lighting Operator - [[Operator Name]]
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*Assistant Stage Manager - [[Kavina Kamat]]
 
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*Sound Design - [[Bob Callender]]  
 
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*Lighting Design - [[Induja Bandara]],[[Anna York]]  
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*Special set and props work - [[Hans Mudlamootoo]], [[Michael Wilson]], [[Alex Robinson]]
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*Costume - [[Lisa Thomas]]
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*Photography - [[Mark Davies]]
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*Poster Design - [[Alex Robinson]]
  
 
== Reviews ==
 
== Reviews ==
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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Production photos by [[Mark Davies]]
  
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== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==
 
== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==
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[[Category:Prompt Corner Productions|Fire Raisers (2008), The]]

Latest revision as of 12:45, 3 March 2017

Poster by Alex Robinson

by Max Frisch

Directed by Richard Watkins

Performances: Tue 15th - Sat 19th April 2008, Prompt Corner


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

Crew

Reviews

Some review quotes go here


Gallery

Production photos by Mark Davies

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

See Also

References

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External Links