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Chris Thorpe is sat crossed leg at a table, in a coffee shop, looking directly at the camera, whilst holding a white teacup. On the table is a yellow teapot, with the lid off and a white mushroom cloud escaping. Behind him are several illustrated prints on the wall.
Credit Rebecca Lupton & Ivan Pieri Gonzalez & Ahmed ElHassan
Tue 20 May 2025
Talking About The Fire
Discussion
Theatre
Adults only
Event organiser:
Red Ladder

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.

We’ll talk about where we are, where we live, and why it’s important people like us talk about this at all.

IT’S A SHOW AND A CONVERSATION

‘Chris Thorpe does what he does with a performative skill that is off-the-charts brilliant’  – Theatre Reviews Hub

★★★★★ Time Out
★★★★★ Broadway World
★★★★ The Stage
★★★★ The Reviews Hub

Running time approx. 90 mins
Age 14+

Content warnings: strong language and themes of nuclear warfare.

St Bartholomew's Church

Wesley Rd,
Armley
Leeds
LS12 1SR
United Kingdom

53.794456873554, -1.5873515465576

    Date
    Tue 20 May 2025
    Show all dates/times
    Tue 20 May 2025
    19:00:00

    Ticket price

    Pay what you can

    Book your place here for free, but Pay What You Decide at the end of the show.

     


     

    Accessibility

    Wheelchair accessible – when booking, please let us know about any access needs so we can welcome you.

    Buggy friendly
    Wheelchair access
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