This "documentary pantomime" brings the fabulous story of the theatre in Exeter to life, with songs, sketches and downright inventions.
We start with a notorious street theatre group banned by the Bishop of Exeter for corrupting nuns (unbelievably this group was known as the Brotherhood of Brothelyngham!) and discover the city's long-forgotten reputation as a theatrical trailblazer - the first recorded Robin Hood play, one of the first theatres outside London after the Civil War, Edmund Keane's dazzling (and intoxicated) performances, and of course the famous Theatre Royal fire - by no means the first - which forced the British Government to bring in theatre safety regulations.
Those who saw The First Cut or Isabella's Revenge in the Matthews Hall in 2019 or since then in its many outdoor incarnations, will recognise the style, which presents real facts in a somewhat exaggerated and comic style - think Upstart Crow.
Like a House on Fire is written by Alan Caig, who wrote The First Cut, and he says that is guaranteed to contain no lies but lots of songs.
Cost: £12 - group concessions available
Accessibility Statement: The Matthews Hall has step free access and is next to a public car park. All seats for this production are on the flat.