OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Brenda Winter 

• Author Notes

  This play was devised by members of the NICOD Training Centre, Balmoral in conjunction with Replay Theatre Company and was scripted by Brenda Winter.

• Notes

  The play was designed to tour to special schools, training units and day centres. It is aimed at a teenage audience but is suitable for age 7 upwards.

• Synopsis

  Bobby Honeychurch is a very strange little boy. The Great Grand Wizard of Belfast Historical and Magical Society says he's the most talented junior member ever. Things get out of hand at home, however, and Bobby, now renamed The Great I Am, forswears his magic and leaves Belfast forever. Life on his own special desert island seems almost idyllic but the need for companionship catches up with him and he is tempted to use his powers once more. The result of this creative urge brings many difficulties, much anxiety but eventually great joy. The Great I Am is an allegory which uses music, puppetry and masks to examine the growing need of the disabled adolescent for independence.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 May 1994

• Producer

  Produced by Replay Theatre Company

• Venue Notes

  This play was first performed at St. Gerard's Educational Resource Centre, Belfast as part of a tour to schools and venues.

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.