Metta Theatre have released an album of their brand new climate crisis musical, HouseFire.

This announcement coincides with the launch of the production company’s environmental consultancy, Metta Green, which will offer environmental sustainability advice and guidance across the arts, creative and education sectors.

The company was founded by P Burton-Morgan and William Reynolds in 2005 and as well as being at the forefront of new British musical theatre, they have now combined this with climate change activism and advocacy in a theatrical capacity and beyond.

HouseFire is written by P Burton-Morgan with music by Felix Hagan. The musical explores the threat of the global climate and ecological crisis via a band of endangered animals who protest and spread their message through song.

Eleanor Kane (Ginger the Orangutan), Lemuel Knights (Alan the Elephant) and Robin Simoes da Silva (Leo the Snow Leopard) perform on the album.

P Burton-Morgan said: “It's a beast of a subject matter - the climate and ecological crisis - and the potential for descending into earnest preaching is very real. But I hope we have created a rare thing; combining the painful urgency of the crisis with the political complexities, all wrapped up in epic banging tunes to rock out to. Plus it wouldn't be a Metta show if we didn't end with hope! So there's also hope. Always.”

HouseFire is now available to download via Spotify, iTunes and other digital platforms.

To watch the music video for ‘Miles and Miles’, please see below: