OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Paula Meehan 

• Notes

  A play for 10-12 year olds.

• Synopsis

  The Voyage focuses on the experience of a group of emigrants on their way to America in the late 19th century. Ten year old Aine is a stowaway on a famine coffin ship. She tells stories to her friends and herself to overcome the hardship of the journey. Through her friendship with a family in steerage and the ship's ratcatcher, Aine explores her loss of home and family and celebrates her dreams of a new life.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  1

• Female

  1

• Total

  2

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  22 March 1997

• Producer

  Produced by TEAM Educational Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  The Ark
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original promotional material.