A thought-provoking show about a nuclear weapons treaty, and a poignant one-woman play set in Northern Ireland are brought to West Leeds next month by Red Ladder Local.
Talking About The Fire, created by seven-time Fringe First winner Chris Thorpe and director Claire O’Reilly, is part show and part conversation written and performed by Thorpe, who explores the risks of nuclear war and why disarmament has arguably never been more important.
In Troubled, a 60-minute one woman show about love, death and division told with tea and biscuits, writer and performer Suzy Crothers reveals the impact of a childhood shaped by conflict.
Talking About The Fire comes to St Bartholomew’s Church, Armley, on May 20. Troubled is being staged at Hawksworth Wood Village Hall on May 22, and The Gate at Belle Isle on June 19.
Both productions are part of this year’s Red Ladder Local programme, run by Red Ladder Theatre Company, bringing touring shows to alternative theatre venues in local communities across Yorkshire.
Alice Barber, Red Ladder Theatre Company’s creative producer and programmer, said: “Red Ladder Local is all about bringing theatre, particularly shows by new writers, to people where they live.
“Tickets are never more than £5, which makes them more affordable than most mainstream theatres, and that can be the difference between somebody going to see a piece of theatre and not.”
- For more information and to book tickets visit Red Ladder Theatre Company.
- Check out more events in WLD‘s what’s on section.
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