OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Elizabeth Moynihan 

• Synopsis

  Loosely inspired by the McKinnon case, where a mother fought for 10 years to prevent her autistic son from being extradited to the USA for breaking into military sites on his computer, Quicksand delves into difficult questions about the media and its relationship to the justice system, through the story of a family faced with near-impossible odds. 

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  1

• Cast Size Female

  1

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  11 June 2019

• Production Notes

  Co-produced by Idir Mná and The New Theatre.

• Producer

  Co-produced by The New Theatre

• Original Venue

  The New Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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