Trueman and the Arsonists

But the best disguise, I find, is always the absolute bollock naked truth. Its really strange. Nobody believes it. This is an amoral morality play. Its also got songs in it. Fires keep starting. All across the city, arsonists worm their way into respectable peoples homes only to burn them all down. Its a plague. And we dont know why. But Trueman is no fool. He can spot an arsonist from a mile away. These two strangers with troubled pasts who turn up on his doorstep asking for a spare room cant be arsonists. Theyre too polite. Like him. Everybody is far too respectable to act on their suspicions. Even when they fill his attic with barrels of petrol and ask him to help measure the fuse. In a new version by Simon Stephens, with songs by Chris Thorpe, Trueman and the Arsonists explores how moral lethargy can invite evil in even encouraging you to give it a warm blanket and a nice dinner. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Roundhouse in London, in October 2023.