OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Nicola McCartney 

• Synopsis

  9-year-old Gemma struggles with history homework when she would rather be playing football with the boys. But she discovers real hardship when she travels back in time to join the mill girls of Victorian Belfast who had no running water, no McDonalds and no football for girls.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  9

• Total

  13

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  12 February 2003

• Producer

  Produced by Replay Theatre Company

• Venue Notes

  The play was first performed at Abbots Cross Primary School, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim as part of a tour to schools and venues.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production activity pack. Additional information was supplied by Replay Productions.