The Fire Raisers

THE FIRE RAISERS

By  Max Frich. A Magnet Theatre production.  Puppet Design and construction  by Janni Younge

Performed in The Baxter Theatre, Cape Town; Schlachthaus Theater, Bern; La Parfumerie, Geneva; Temple Allemand, La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Puppet design nominated for a Fleur du cap Award

The chorus of puppets for The Fire Raisers were developed as a group of municipal city workers, alive in their everyday duties yet with constructed ‘work’ identities. They are individual people of the city but as firemen they are unified in their role and way they present themselves. They are naturalistic but clearly constructed which plays into their role as both chorus and mob in the production.