Manchester
The Fire Raisers
A darkly comic and absurd play about the dangers of turning a blind eye to growing threats and the consequences of inaction.
The debut show from We Merry Dancers Theatre Company brings Swiss novelist and playwright Max Frisch's constantly relevant 1953 play to life.
In a town plagued by a series of mysterious fires, each new blaze dominates the headlines, leaving the community on edge.
With every fire stoking fear and suspicion, The Fire Raisers challenges us to ask: Who is truly to blame when disaster strikes?
‘Joking is the third best way of hoodwinking people.
The second is sentimentality.
But the best – and safest –
is telling the truth.
Oddly enough, no one believes it.’
Directed by Amy Gavin, co-director of ‘The Taming of The “Shrew”´(HER Productions) – one of The Stages Top 50 Shows in the UK 2024.
