OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Arthur Riordan  Bill Whelan 

• Synopsis

  The Train is a fictional celebration of actual events surrounding the legendary Contraceptive Train, the remarkable media coup orchestrated by the Irish Women's Liberation Movement in 1971 that changed the social landscape of Ireland. Determined to challenge the restrictive laws of the Irish State, a group of 47 trailblazing women take a train to Belfast and return to Dublin with forbidden contraceptives.

• Play Type

  Musical Theatre
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  2

• Cast Size Female

  10

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  01 October 2015

• Producer

  Produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Lime Tree Theatre
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.