Firetrap creative
Pro-active and tenacious, we are a collective of boundary pushing creatives.
Comedy drama about two teenage girls lost in the world of trans – and the shockwaves that ripple through their very different families.
When 15-year-old Jess comes out as Jake, his mum Diana loses her shit but she’s just bitter because she’s failed at life. FML is a story about mothers and daughters and what it means to be a woman. Or not.
Dopesick for breast implants. Co-production with NICKY BENTHAM/NEON FILMS
Based on the optioned book INFORMED CONSENT by JOHN BYRNE, BREAST MEN tells the story of Colleen and John Swanson, who find themselves at the centre of one of the biggest medical malpractice cases of all time.
When Colleen marries John, a high-ranking executive at Dow Corning, she is swept up into a fairy tale of corporate American life. But when she starts getting sick from her breast implants, it all starts to fall apart.
Based on the optioned SUNDAY TIMES bestseller, VOX is a gripping feminist thriller set in a near-future dystopia, where women are forced by electric shock-inducing bracelets to a limit of 100 words per day.
Co-production with FREEDOM SCRIPTED
Beltane Valley is a settlement negotiated by a New Age Travelling community in the late 80s and 90s amid Thatcher’s campaign to ‘decommission’ opposing forces.
With the death of its founder also ends the cover-up of a crime. A secret that’s gone unpunished for 30 years.
Spurred into action by the sudden arrival of her elusive mother, Sian unravels a web of far-reaching secrets and untruths with unpredictable consequences. Now four generations of women must pull together, despite their differences, to protect their own.
Each of their stories holds up a mirror to the patterns our lives, and society, tend to follow. The circles, the repetition. Each new generation shows us how far we’ve come while also illuminating the causes the next generation must fight for.
In this moment, while supporting the women in Iran, the women in the US who are denied rights over their own bodies – it’s important to teach and empower the young women.
This one’s for the daughters.
Psychological thriller/drama
Co-production with POW STUDIOS
After witnessing a murder, Claudia quickly realises she’s unable to report it.
As the police investigation gathers pace, Claudia knows it will, wrongly, land at her feet.
Having spent her life imprisoned by a traumatic secret that’s, at last, about to rear its head, time is running out to frame the real killer.
A semi-autobiographical play about being a Rockstar (‘s sister)
A woman looks back on her youth as a struggling actress in early ‘00s London - a comic retelling of minimum wage jobs and auditions for laxative adverts. Unprepared for the sudden success of her younger brother (traditionally the weed-smoking black sheep of the family), she’s forced to face her own failures. Whilst dodging a lecherous producer, imminent eviction and her boss’s angry girlfriend, she juggles a snowballing pill-habit with self-created chaos.
After succumbing to a rehab admission, she’s finally able to drop her various masks and arrive at the realisation she’s gay.
Lucie’s brother’s band, THE LIBERTINES were at the vanguard of the 00s indie music scene.
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF GIANTS features original music co-written with both CARL BARÂT and PETER DOHERTY.
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF GIANTS has been selected for the 2023 DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL GAY THEATRE FESTIVAL.
Part WHITE LOTUS, part GIRL INTERUPTED and MAE MARTIN'S FEEL GOOD, SERENITY is a semi- autobiographical series about being a rock star(’s sister)
Just as one sibling is catapulted to fame and fortune, so the other plummets.
Whilst negotiating her 28 days in rehab - SERENITY (a journey, not a destination) - Rachel is forced to address her own failings and root causes of the trail of chaos she left on the outside.
Behind the scenes, her brother Ash is also floundering. Inevitably, the siblings need to navigate their suddenly opposing worlds to come back together.
Adapted from the one woman play, STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF GIANTS and based on the experiences of Lucie Barât whilst living with her brother.
Carl’s band, THE LIBERTINES were at the vanguard of the burgeoning indie rock scene in early noughties London…
SERENITY features original music co-written by Lucie, Carl and Pete Doherty.
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Our passion fuels original storytelling with talent-led drama”
“The only pictures worth making are the ones that are playing with fire.”
-Billy Wilder
Rebecca Johnson -
Rebecca began making films at art school and then spent over a decade community filmmaking in Brixton, South London, using theatre workshops to create and devise stories with people of all ages.After huge festival success with her multi-award-winning short TOP GIRL, Rebecca’s feature debut HONEYTRAP premiered at the London Film Festival in 2014, where she was nominated as Best British Newcomer, and had its US premiere at SXSW in 2015. It was released to widespread critical acclaim, including four-star reviews in The Guardian and Total Film and securing UK distribution with Anchor Bay and US distribution with Ava DuVernay’s Array. It remains on NETFLIX in the US and on AMAZON PRIME in the UK and has an 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Rebecca’s TV credits span the US and UK and a broad range of genres. They include THE FLASH and SUPERGIRL for BERLANTI/WARNER BROS, THE MAGICIANS for SYFY, MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM for FREEFORM/DISNEY, IMPULSE for HYPNOTIC/YOUTUBE, RED AND THE ROOK for STARZ and CALL THE MIDWIFE and THE PACT for the BBC.
“Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.”
-Patti Smith
Lucie Barât -
As a professional actress, Lucie appeared in numerous theatre productions alsoperforming on screen TROY/ WARNER BROS. She was co-founder of TENTH PLANET PRODUCTIONS, a theatre and film production company, securing patronage from DAME JUDI DENCH.
In 2009, Lucie founded the award-winning independent press and production company, LITTLE EPISODES, under the mentorship of LITTLE BROWN BOOK GROUP. Together, they published five anthologies and staged numerous plays and events, including contributions and
performances from such established artists as; ADAM ANT, JEN BRISTER, SADIE FROST and MELVIN BURGESS, all for various charitable causes.
Aside from her work published with LITTLE EPISODES, Lucie’s short stories and poetry have also been published in anthologies by the VAGABONDAGE PRESS and various literary magazines. She is also a skilled screenwriter with a unique voice represented by CASAROTTO RAMSEY (HEARTLESS - BFI/BETA/RUBY ROCK, SPOTLESS - CANAL PLUS, ALL THE REBELS - FREEDOM SCRIPTED).
Having always been in bands, Lucie also struck out as a solo recording artist. Uniting her talent for spoken word with her music experience has seen her labelled a ‘punk poet’. Supported by the likes of CLASH, Q MAGAZINE and BBC RADIO 1, Lucie has garnered an impressive list of fans.
‘Lyrically dexterous & musically playful, balancing huge potential with her current momentum’ -CLASH MAGAZINE
‘Lucie is the poetic badass singer, songwriter and musical activist that the world needs right now. As alternative pop’s poetic duchess, Lucie’s live presence is engaging, enthralling and delivered with massive panache’ -DIVA
“Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.”
-Henri Matisse
Chris Colston -
Chris has a passion for creative and emerging technologies, constantly seeking out new and innovative ways to solve problems and push the boundaries of what's possible. With years of experience in art and design production, (CHANNEL 4, BBC, DAMIEN HIRST etc.) Software development, Project management, and technical consulting, Chris brings his unique perspective to Firetrap. After meeting Lucie Barât in 2009, they worked together on LITTLE EPISODES, a non-profit aimed at using the arts to tackle stigma surrounding mental health and creativity. Committed to staying on the cutting edge of technology he loves nothing more than diving into the latest trends and experimenting with new tools and platforms. His aim is to bring this ethos to Firetrap, helping to craft new stories that ignite, and resonate.
Standing in the shadows of giants
From 8th May - 13 May 2023 at Dublin's iconic Outhouse Theatre
Welcome to Firetrap creative
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