A l i  K e n n e d y  S c o t t

Written and performed by Ali Kennedy Scott, original direction by Adrian Barnes 

Chronicling the everyday heroes who fought the ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires - Australia’s greatest natural disaster.

As fires sweep through the tinder dry country at speed, residents prepare for the usual summer bushfire season, unaware of the magnitude of the coming fires. By day’s end, 173 people are dead, whole towns are decimated and by week’s end, over a million acres of land are razed to the ground and arson is suspected.

Inspired by interviews with survivors, journalists and a global arson expert, the play charts each character’s personal journey from before the fire’s arrival, to their return home and the rebuilding of their lives. Their inspirational stories show the strength and courage of the human spirit when pitted against Mother Nature at her worst.

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"Enthralling" The New York Times

“This year’s hot ticket!” Scottish Daily Express   

Stunning to Watch”  AussieTheatre

"The best of the many one-actor shows I’ve taken in at the fringe.” FringeGuru

'A master of transformation...this is a slick sophisticated piece of theatre' Fringe Review (Edinburgh)

WINNER Best Show, Sydney Fringe;   WINNER Excellence in Solo performance, FringeNYC