OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  John McClelland 

• Notes

  A play for and with young people in special schools (8-11 year olds) as part of a Theatre Residency programme, examining concepts of time and numbers alongside themes of addiction and the danger of strangers.

• Synopsis

  Mr and Mrs Millennium live in the Dome in a community which includes Big Ben and an assortment of orphaned numbers the Millenniums have rescued. Left on his own one day, Mr Millennium is bribed with sherbet into opening the door of the Dome to a stranger. It's The Bug, a nasty visitor who scrambles the numbers up and causes Big Ben to stop working. An anti-bug buster is called for, and the best in the business arrives. Brenda Bug Buster fixes the numbers and restores Big Ben, so that when Mrs Millennium gets home from her shopping trip, she finds the whole community singing and happy.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  4

• Total

  5

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible and many parts are non-gender specific. See original production for details. Two cast members also operate puppets who play a range of parts.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  15 May 2000

• Producer

  Produced by Replay Theatre Company

• Venue Notes

  This play was first performed at Knockevin Special School, Downpatrick, as part of a theatre residency tour.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme. Additional information was supplied by Replay Productions from information contained in the company files.