Blue Fire Theatre Co

We are an independent theatre company producing small scale plays and a podcast that make history relevant and relatable to today’s audience.

The company was formed in 2018, when we took Noel Coward’s Red Peppers to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since then we have toured original work across the UK and internationally to New York. We have also toured Chris Harris’ Kemp’s Jig and Beemaster, and broadcast several audio plays that are available via our podcast.

The subjects of our work are mainly real-life figures from the past. We focus on featuring lesser-known characters and consigning their more famous contemporaries to supporting roles. Our shows also include fictional tales set within real life historical events and situations. Whether we're shining a light on ageism in the Victorian era, holding up a mirror to today's society by illustrating the class wars of the 1930's or looking at environmental issues through the eyes of a beekeeping monk, our work proves that education and entertainment are not mutually exclusive.