THE FIRE RAISERS
Produced & Directed by: Elizabeth Batten
Genre: Black Comedy
Group: BHTC
Staged: The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
Neil Batsford
Anthony Hole
Sheila Newell
Rodney Nash
Andrew Quiney
Keith Jefferies
Christine Batsford
Mary Coleman
Michael Wedderburn
Christine Haddow
Jo White
Inez Wedderburn
Nancy Forsdike
Kathleen Meggs
Anthony White
Anthony Craig
Ray Bigsby
John Stallwood
Frank Oakley
Caroline Stallwood, Sarah Jefferies & Lizbet Hawker
Cast
Synopsis:
Gottleib Biedermann and his wife, Babette, give houseroom for the night to two young men they do not know. Babette is nervous because of the recent local fire-raising and the young men admit that other houses where they have lived have gone up in flames. The play ends with an after-piece which takes place in Hell and gives the play a surprise ending.
PLAYWRIGHT: Max Frisch (1911-1991) was a notable Swiss novelist, playwright, diarist, and essayist. 'Fire Raisers' was originally written as a radio play in 1953, but it was re-written in 1958 for stage and television.
BHTC NOTES: Club member Sheila Wells (Chorus), remembers this was not a well recieved or popular play.
Production Date: 1973
Tom Jones
Squire Allworthy
Bridget Allworthy / Woman with a Basket
Thwackum / Second Bystander
Blifil
Squire Western
Molly Seagrim
Sophia Western
Doctor / Constable
Honour
Susan
Mrs. Waters
Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Betty
Captain Fitzpatrick
Lord Fellamar
First Bystander / Priest
Allworthy's Servant
Executioner
The Crowd
Stage Manager
Production Assistant
Wardrobe
Lighting & Effects
Properties & Wardrobe
Prompt
Set Designer
Front of House Manager
Box Office
Sheila Tapner
Elizabeth Batten
Nancy Forsdike & Elizabeth Batten
Peter Coveney
Sheila Tapner & Lizbet Hawker
Barbara Chamberlain
Anthony White
Ron Forsdike
Barbara Chamberlain & Doreen Oakley
Crew
Playwright: Max Frisch
BHTC Production Number: 75
