OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Frances Kay 

• Author Notes

  A play for post-primary school students.

• Setting

  Tom Crean's pub, County Kerry.

• Synopsis

  Two characters meet unexpectedly on a summer's evening. He is Tom Crean, the legendary early 20th century Antartic explorer. She is a troubled 21st century teenager. Each has a complex story to tell. A play about suicide and suicide prevention aimed at senior cycle students.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

• Cast Notes

  In the original production both female roles were played by the same actor,

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  October 2006

• Producer

  Produced by TEAM Educational Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  The Helix
  

• Venue Notes

  First performed as part of tour to secondary schools.

Source Of Information

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