OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael West 

• Notes

  A play for 8-10 year olds.

• Synopsis

  A group of friends are playing a storytelling game whereby they conjure up a fictitious figure and show each other the adventures they imagine for him. The only rule of their game, is that once an element of the story is told it can’t be reversed. Jack’s adventures culminate in an exciting ramble along cliff tops, which end in his fall to the sea…“and he dies” exclaims Eve. “So now what do we do?” By having to cope with the death of their fictional hero, the characters in the play explore their own feelings and reactions to death.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  2

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  23 February 1999

• Producer

  Produced by TEAM Educational Theatre Company

• Venue Notes

  First performed at The Dalkey School Project, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, as part of a tour to schools.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the teachers' resource pack for the original production.