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PRODUCTION: The Fire Raisers (Black Comedy) PRODUCTION DATE: 1973 PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY: Elizabeth Batten STAGED: The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill 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.
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