Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story

An impossible true survival story

Boiler Room Six tells the impossible true survival story of Titanic stoker Frederick Barrett. Given the prestigious role of lead fireman in one of the boiler rooms aboard the maiden Titanic, Barrett’s journey began as countless had before. But on the evening of April 14th, Barrett’s boiler room suddenly ripped apart, and the freezing Atlantic came crashing through…

Barrett’s fight for survival is one of the most devastating accounts of the last few hours of Titanic. Boiler Room Six gives a voice to the sacrifice of the working men below deck who kept the ship afloat for as long as possible, saving hundreds of lives, whilst knowingly giving up on their own.

Boiler Room Six premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2024, selling out its entire run, and receiving widespread acclaim, including being awarded the Best Overall Show of the festival by the Derek Awards. Written and directed by Tom Foreman, ‘one of the most exciting playwrights of this generation’ (TheatreWeekly.com).

This tense, physical, solo performance by actor Max Beken (LAMDA, Bridgerton, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?) provides a fresh perspective on this historical tragedy, and is not to be missed.