OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Marie Jones (1) 

• Setting

  Belfast, 1989

• Notes

  A play for 14-18 year olds examining the environmental concerns and responsibilities of young people in Northern Ireland.

• Synopsis

  Tracey is a bored 16-year-old attempting, for the sake of her mother's sanity, to keep peace between the Gothics, led by her brother, Soup, and the Psychobillies, featuring Aggro and Dodo. Terrified by a vision of Belfast as an environmental disaster spot 40 years from now, Tracey galvanises all parties into attempting to save the local youth centre from the clutches of an American fast-food chain.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  5

• Total

  10

• Cast Notes

  Cast-doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  09 October 1989

• Producer

  Produced by Replay Theatre Company

• Venue Notes

  This play was first performed at Hazelwood College, Whiteabbey, 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.