OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Brendan Griffin 

• Synopsis

  It's midnight on the night before the Leaving Certificate Examination English paper. Six students barricade themselves into a room in a heritage centre demanding an end to the Leaving Certificate. The room was once home to a man who died on hunger strike in an English prison during the War of Independence. He charted a course for himself and stuck to it. Have these present-day protesters the courage of their conviction, and just how far will they go to prove their point? 'The Leaving' is an exploration of the nature of commitment to an ideal.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  02 October 2002

• Producer

  Produced by Barnstorm Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Watergate Theatre
  

Source Of Information

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