Drama on 3

The Fire Raisers

Sunday 16 January 2005 18:45-20:00 (Radio 3)

By Max Frisch.
Translated by Michael Bullock.
Adapted by Charles Wood.

An intriguing, entertaining and provocative comedy, which has rightly become known as a classic of the European stage.

The Biedermanns are a bourgeois family, paranoid about protecting their home. Yet when the homeless, sinister Schmitz seeks shelter, he manages to hoodwink his way into the house.

Duration:

1 hour 15 minutes

Playlist:

Herr Biedermann ...... Jim Broadbent
The Author ...... Simon McBurney
Mrs Biedermann ...... Harriet Walter
Eisenring ...... Phil Daniels
Schmitz ...... Ralph Ineson
Anna ...... Tamzin Griffin

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Episode and Playlist Information

• 6 February 2005
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• 16 January 2005
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