Presented by China Plate and Staatstheater Mainz
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 that 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 director Rachel Chavkin.
Join us for a post-show panel discussion on the themes of the show on Saturday, April 26 with writer and performer of Talking About The Fire, Chris Thorpe and Senior Arms Advisor for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Delegation to the United Nations, Véronique Christory.
“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.