A co-production between the Abbey Theatre and Lyric Theatre in association with the Belfast International Arts Festival.

Fire Below (A War of Words)


7 - 18 November 2017

Booking Information


Dates: 7 – 18 November
On the Peacock Stage

Time: 8pm

Tickets: €18 – €25 / Conc. €16 – €20

Running Time: 1 hour

To book for a group of 6+ call (01) 87 97 266

Early Bird tickets from €10 until 26 September

A blistering and blackly comic new play from the award-winning writer of Quietly, Owen McCafferty.

What happens to reconciliation when there is no one specific act of violence to reconcile?

Fire Below (A War of Words) is a companion piece to McCafferty’s hugely successful play Quietly (2012).

Gerry & Rosemary and Tom & Maggie are neighbouring couples who have lived through conflict from a distance. Now, nearly 20 years on from the Belfast Peace Agreement, they sit on Gerry and Rosemary’s deck having a glass of wine on a nice summer’s evening, putting the world to rights while waiting for the 11th night bonfire to be lit in the estate below. Yet there is something missing – the truth. What they actually think about each other is only ever one unguarded comment away. And who knows when and from where that comment will come.

Reviews

★★★★
'deeply thought provoking and irresistibly enjoyable'
The Arts Review


'absolutely riveting, profoundly convincing'
Sunday Independent

★★★★
'All four actors are brilliant'
Belfast Live


'a clever state-of-the-nation play'
The Irish News

Trailer 

Production Images 

Photography © Chris Hill

In Rehearsal 

Photography © Steffan Hill

Credits

  • Tom: Ruairi Conaghan
  • Rosemary: Cara Kelly
  • Gerry: Frankie McCafferty
  • Maggie: Ali White
  • Writer: Owen McCafferty
  • Director: Jimmy Fay
  • Assistant Director: Emily Foran
  • Set Design: Paula McCafferty
  • Costume Design: Una Hickey
  • Music & Sound Design: Conor Mitchell
  • Lighting Design: Sinéad McKenna
  • Production Manager: Cliff Barragry
  • Stage Manager: Anne Kyle
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