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Playing With Fire

Set in the 1990s in a rural community engulfed by a forest fire, the play explores a marriage in disintegration.

Judy and Arnold can鈥檛 stop fighting, even though it鈥檚 affecting their teenage son Daniel badly. Daniel has learning difficulties and the tensions between his parents are tearing him apart. Set in the 1990s in a rural community engulfed by a forest fire, the play explores a marriage in disintegration.

Joanne Gutknecht鈥檚 powerful play from Canada was the winner of the English as a First Language Prize in the 麻豆社 World Service/British Council International Radio Playwriting Competition 2016.

DANIEL鈥︹�︹�︹�︹�︹�� Rupert Simonian
JUDY鈥︹�︹�︹�︹�︹��... Jennifer Woodward
ARNOLD鈥︹�︹�︹�︹��. Trevor White
GRANDMA鈥︹�︹�︹��. Liza Ross
GERALD...............Jesse DeCoste

Directed by Nandita Ghose

53 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Feb 2017 12:06GMT
麻豆社 World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

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  • Sat 18 Feb 2017 20:06GMT
    麻豆社 World Service except News Internet
  • Sun 19 Feb 2017 12:06GMT
    麻豆社 World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa