OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Audrey O'Reilly 

• Setting

  Ireland, the present day.

• Synopsis

  Ella has just started secondary school; her body is changing, her identity is shifting and various social pressures around here are intensifying furiously. 'Skin and Blisters' takes on the issues of eating disorders, peer pressure and body image among young teenage girls.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Female

  5

• Total

  5

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling possible: in the original production the parts of Jean and the Mother were played by the same actress

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  29 October 2009

• Producer

  Produced by TEAM Educational Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Draíocht
  

• Venue Notes

  First performed as part of a tour to secondary schools

Source Of Information

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