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The Voyage

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Paula Meehan 

  • Notes

    A play for 10-12 year olds.

  • Synopsis

    The Voyage focuses on the experience of a group of emigrants on their way to America in the late 19th century. Ten year old Aine is a stowaway on a famine coffin ship. She tells stories to her friends and herself to overcome the hardship of the journey. Through her friendship with a family in steerage and the ship's ratcatcher, Aine explores her loss of home and family and celebrates her dreams of a new life.

  • Play Type

    Theatre for Young Audiences

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    1

  • Cast Size Female

    1

Original Production

Original Cast  
Performer Mark O'Brien (2)
Performer Eveanna O'Meara
Production Team  
Director Susie Kennedy
Designer Paul McCauley
Production Manager Caoimhin Corrigan

Unpublished Scripts

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original promotional material.