HouseFire
AN ECO ROCK MUSICAL
Want to perform some of the HouseFire songs yourself?
Well now, you can, and completely for free - in concert, at a protest or just for a family sing along with you Nan (all profits must be donated to an environmental charity).
Book & Lyrics by P Burton-Morgan
Music by Felix Hagan
Listen to the studio cast album on Spotify or on your chosen streaming platform.
“I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is.” – Greta Thunberg 2019
A trio of endangered animals form a rock band to protest against the climate crisis. Leo, the snow leopard lead singer, rages against the annihilation of the world, Ginger the Orangutan, on keys, has a personal tale to tell about the traumas of deforestation, while Al the elephant is keeping time on bass. But their newly rebranded group ‘HouseFire’ is under threat from their corporate manager getting them to pander to the very capitalist system they want to destabilize. Entering Britain's Got Talent is a great way to reach more people with their message, but it puts a strain on their already fractious relationships, and is it all just too little too late...
Fierce, frenetic and fun - this gig-theatre musical from award winning writers P Burton- Morgan (In the Willows, The Rhythmics) and Felix Hagan (Operation Mincemeat) will light a fire inside your belly.
Check out these links for ways to live greener and to get involved in climate action.
2021 Workshop and Rockumentary Cast
MTFest, Turbine Theatre & Footprints Festival, Jermyn Street Theatre
Ginger | Eleanor Kane
Leo | Robin Simoes da Silva
Alan | Alex Cardall
The Manager | Lem Knights
Creative Team
Writer and Director | P Burton-Morgan
Composer | Felix Hagan
Musical Supervisor | Mark Collins
Musical Director | Chris Poon
Director of Photography | Jon Dickinson
Editor | William Reynolds
Film-maker (Miles and Miles, Remember) | Philip Clyde-Smith
Camera operator (Miles and Miles) | Mattia De Collibus
Camera operator (Remember, You’re The Future | Nigel Morgan
Marketing Consultant | Emma Martin
PR | Arabella Neville-Rolfe
Graphic Design | Rebecca Pitt
Digital Marketing | Lotty Holder
2020 Workshop and EP Cast
Ginger | Eleanor Kane
Leo | Robin Simoes da Silva
Alan | Lem Knights
Supported by Arts Council England
With thanks to:
Rosie Collins, Richard Eyre, RMS Studios, Harrison White, Ben Glasstone, Ben Toth, Sarah Ellis, Kate Golledge, Ralph Bogard, AJ O’Neill, Siobhan Athwal and Max Runham.