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{{Infobox Play
| name = The Fire that Consumes<br><small>La Ville dont le Prince est un enfant</small>
| image =
| image_size = 150px
| caption =
| writer = [[Henry de Montherlant]]<br>[[Vivian A. Cox]]<br>[[Bernard Miles]]
| characters =
| genre = Drama
| setting = a Catholic boys’ school pre-WWII
| subject = a Roman Catholic priest is obsessed with one of the boys
| premiere =
| place = [[Mermaid Theatre]]<br>[[London]], [[England]]
| orig_lang = [[French language|French]]
}}

””’The Fire that Consumes””’ is an English translation of the 1955 play by French [[dramatist]] [[Henry de Montherlant]], ””’La Ville dont le Prince est un enfant””’. The play was translated by [[Vivian Cox]] with [[Bernard Miles]], and staged at the [[London]] [[West End Theatre|West End]] [[Mermaid Theatre]] in 1977. The title, literally translated, ”The City Where the Prince is a Child”, is taken from [[Ecclesiastes]] 10:16: ”’Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”’

==Awards and nominations== <!– Non-performance awards only –>
;Awards
* 1977 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

==References==
<references/>
* {{cite web | author= | title=Reviews: The Fire that Consumes | url=http://www.yessirnigel.com/fire1.html | work=Yes Sir Nigel | date=24 May 2000 | accessdate=2008-10-01}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last=Montherlant | first=Henry de | title=The Fire That Consumes | edition=First edition | location=San Francisco | publisher=G.F. Ritchie | year=1980 | isbn=0960439218 }}

==External links==
* {{imdb title|120453|La Ville dont le Prince est un enfant}}

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[[Category:French plays]]
[[Category:LGBT-related plays]]
[[Category:Olivier Award winning plays]]
[[Category:West End plays]]

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