Event Info
Age Guidance: 14+ years
Running Time: 90 minutes no interval
China Plate and Staatstheater Mainz present
Talking About The Fire
Created by Chris Thorpe and Claire O’Reilly
Written and performed by Chris Thorpe
Developed with Rachel Chavkin
Nuclear weapons could destroy us all, right now - so why aren't we talking about them?
Sometimes the threat slides into view - Russia invades Ukraine - but that doesn’t make the weapons more dangerous. They’re always dangerous. And one day, deliberately or accidentally, they’ll be used again. From the team that created the award-winning Status and Confirmation, comes a show about a new nuclear weapons treaty - one that’s trying to give the power to eliminate nuclear weapons to the states, and people, who don’t possess them.
It’s a show and a conversation. We'll talk about where we are, where we live, and why it's important people like us talk about this at all.
Created by seven-time Fringe First winner Chris Thorpe and Claire O’Reilly (Abbey Theatre) and developed with Tony Award-winning Rachel Chavkin.
★★★★★‘It’s all masterfully put together… this show culminates in an encounter that really puts the ‘alive’ into ‘live theatre’. – Time Out
★★★★★“It’s precisely the feeling of community and comfort in the room that makes the horror of what Thorpe is describing so powerful.” – Broadway World
★★★★“Informative and deeply affecting… Thorpe is an assured and tremendously engaging performer.” – The Stage
★★★★“Chris Thorpe does what he does with a performative skill that is off-the-charts brilliant. It is an extraordinary evening of theatre.” – Theatre Reviews Hub
Supported by Battersea Arts Centre, The Albany, Véronique Christory and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Creative Team
Writer & Performer | Chris Thorpe
Director | Claire O’Reilly
Designer | Eleanor
Field Lighting Designer | Arnim Friess
Re-lighter | Rob Athorn Production Manager | Rob Athorn
Deputy Production Manager | Adam Steed
Script developed with | Rachel Chavkin and Staatstheater Mainz
Collaborator/Advisor | Véronique Christory
Youth Advisor | Zainab Rauf Tramboo
Language of performance: English
Content guidance: Strong language and themes of nuclear warfare.
Access Needs: Please contact us to book if you have any access needs that will require suitable seating or if you need a designated wheelchair space.
