OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Feidlim Cannon  Gary Keegan 

• Adapted From Notes

  Adapted from the Icelandic novel Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón.

• Synopsis

  The Boy Who Never Was tells the story of a young queer man, Máni Steinn – film fanatic and dreamer – who exists on the fringes of an intolerant society at a moment of profound global transformation. Set in both 1918 and 2022, against the parallel backdrops of global pandemic, war in Europe and growing intolerance of others, the play draws a line between past and present, exploring the cyclical nature of human history and the role of art as both a comfort and a compass.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  2

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  13 October 2022

• Producer

  Produced by Brokentalkers

• Original Venue

  Samuel Beckett Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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