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Fire Fire by John Webber

Webber and Co with Metal Rabbit Productions
Mon 12 Oct 2026, 20:00
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Buried voices burn louder

Today Eddie is holding a memorial for his brother at a country park close to their homes on a council estate.

Today is also the day Paige decides to close the road to this countryside sanctuary in a protest about climate action.

Naturally, when the pair meet sparks fly, insults are traded in a fiery exchange, and then they expect never to see each other again. 

But they do. Again. And again. And again. Until they feel there’s no choice but to join forces and take drastic action together.

Fire Fire is an exciting, moving drama about people taking big risks to protest, people who love to hate them, and how some people discover they have a deeper purpose in common.

Webber and Co with Metal Rabbit Productions In association with HighTide and Harlow Playhouse present

Cast

Paige: Gabrielle Brooks

Gabrielle Brooks is an Olivier Award nominated performer. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for her performance as Rita Marley in Get Up, Stand Up The Bob Marley Musical at the Lyric Theatre.

Recent theatre credits include Coven at Kiln Theatre, Cymbeline and The Comedy of Errors at Shakespeare's Globe, The Big Life at Theatre Royal Stratford East, Mlima's Tale at Kiln Theatre and Once on This Island at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. 

Other credits include J'Ouvert at the Harold Pinter Theatre, Twelfth Night at the Young Vic and Netflix's Shadow and Bone.

Eddie: Chris Simmons

Chris Simmons is best know for playing series regular Mickey Webb in ITV's The Bill for ten years. His extensive television credits also include Hollyoaks, Eastenders, Doctors, Casualty, Holby City and The Dumping Ground.

On stage, Chris played Steve Marriott in All or Nothing, including its West End run at Ambassadors Theatre, with other theatre credits including The Still Room at Park Theatre, and Absent Friends at the Gordon Craig Theatre. 

Chris has also recently made his feature film directorial debut with The Broken Arrow, which receives its theatrical release this October

Director Jennifer Tang is stood in a black tshirt and jeans, speaking to Gabrielle Brooks, who we can only see from behind. She wears a black vest top and jeans.
Two black women stand about a metre apart, looking at each other. Between them, a little further back, is a white man, who appears to be directing or instructing a rehearsal scene.
Three people are sat on foam mats on the floor, tapping their hands on the mats.
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Director Jennifer Tang is stood in a black tshirt and jeans, speaking to Gabrielle Brooks, who we can only see from behind. She wears a black vest top and jeans.
Two black women stand about a metre apart, looking at each other. Between them, a little further back, is a white man, who appears to be directing or instructing a rehearsal scene.
Three people are sat on foam mats on the floor, tapping their hands on the mats.

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